Numbers 4:15-20

15And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that athe sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, bbut they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry.

16“And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have charge of cthe oil for the light, the dfragrant incense, ethe regular grain offering, and fthe anointing oil, with the oversight of the whole tabernacle and all that is in it, of the sanctuary and its vessels.”

17The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 18“Let not the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites, 19but deal thus with them, that they may live and not die when they come near to gthe most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them each to his task and to his burden, 20 hbut they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die.”

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