King James Version

Numbers 17:13

Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Numbers 17:28.

כֹּ֣לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַקָּרֵ֧בhaqarevthe approachקָרֵבdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the approach”, the ordinary formH7131nearapproach, come (near, nigh), draw near.הַקָּרֵ֛בhaqarevthe approachקָרֵבdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the approach”, the ordinary formH7131nearapproach, come (near, nigh), draw near.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מִשְׁכַּ֥ןmishkantabernacleמִשְׁכָּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tabernacle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יָמ֑וּתyamutdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…הַאִ֥םhaimoh thatאִםparticle, interrogative, conjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…תַּ֖מְנוּtamnvaccomplishתָּמַםverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “accomplish”, a completed actionH8552to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitiveaccomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, [idiom] be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.לִגְוֺֽעַligoato give up the ghostגָּוַעpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to give up the ghost”, the to-form of the verbH1478to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expiredie, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(17-28) Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of the LORD, is to die; shall we wholly perish?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah, dieth: shall we perish all of us?

Young’s Literal Translation

any who is at all drawing near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah dieth; have we not been consumed — to expire?'

World English Bible

Everyone who keeps approaching Yahweh’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”

Darby Translation

Every one that comes at all near to the tabernacle of Jehovah shall die: shall we then expire altogether?

Douay-Rheims

Whosoever approacheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, he dieth. Are we all to a man to be utterly destroyed?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(17-28) Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of the LORD, is to die; shall we wholly perish?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Every one that touches the tabernacle of the Lord, dies: shall we die utterly?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πᾶς ὁ ἁπτόμενος τῆς σκηυῆς Κυρίου, ἀποθνήσκει· ἕως εἰς τέλος ἀποθάνωμεν;