4:19 but in order that they will live24 and not die when they approach the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint25 each man26 to his service and his responsibility.
tn The word order is different in the Hebrew text: Do this … and they will live. Consequently, the verb “and they will live” is a perfect tense with a vav (ו) consecutive to express the future consequence of “doing this” for them.
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tn The perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive continues the instruction for Aaron.
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tn The distributive sense is obtained by the repetition, “a man” and “a man.”