And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall not go out from the door of the Tent of Meeting, lest you die; for the anointing oil of Yahweh is on you.” They did according to the word of Moses.
- BSB You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.
- NKJV You shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you.” And they did according to the word of Moses.
- NASB You shall not even go out from the doorway of the tent of meeting, or you will die; for the Lord’s anointing oil is upon you.” So they did according to the word of Moses.
- NLT But you must not leave the entrance of the Tabernacle or you will die, for you have been anointed with the Lord’s anointing oil.” So they did as Moses commanded.
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Quick answer
The priests must not leave the Tent because Yahweh's anointing oil is on them, and they obey. The mark of consecration binds them to faithful service.
Overview
The anointing oil set the priests apart as belonging wholly to God, so they may not abandon their post even to bury kin. Their obedience 'according to the word of Moses' models submission to God's claim. The anointed priesthood points to Christ, the Anointed One (Messiah), wholly devoted to his priestly mission, and to believers anointed by the Spirit.
Cross-references & the web
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- Lev 21:12Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.
- Acts 10:38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
- 2 Cor 1:21Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
- Lev 8:30And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.
- Exod 28:41And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
- Lev 8:12And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
- Exod 30:30And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
- Luke 9:60Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
- Exod 40:13–15And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
- Matt 8:21–22And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
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