Verse Comparison: Numbers 4:20
American Standard Version
but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.
Amplified® Bible
But [the Kohathites] shall not go in to see the sanctuary [the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies] {or} its holy things, even for an instant, lest they die.
Contemporary English Version
(SEE 4:17)
Darby English Version
but they shall not go in and see for a moment the holy things, lest they die.
Good News Bible
But if the Kohathites enter the Tent and see the priests preparing the sacred objects for moving, they will die."
King James Version
But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
New American Standard Bible
but they shall not go in to see the holy {objects} even for a moment, or they will die."
New International Version
But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die."
New King James Version
But they shall not go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, lest they die.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
but they shall not go in to see the holy objects even for a moment, or they will die."
Revised Standard Version
but they shall not go in to look upon the holy things even for a moment, lest they die."
Young's Literal Translation
and they go not in to see when the holy thing is swallowed, that they have died.'
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