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Numbers 4:18

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4:18“Do not allow the tribe of the families of the Kohathites to be cut off23 from among the Levites;

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  1. 23 The verb is simply the Qal, “do not cut off.” The context calls for a permissive nuance—“do not let them be cut off.” It was a difficult task to be handling the holy things correctly; Moses and Aaron were to see to it that they did it right and did not handle the objects, that is, Moses and Aaron were to safeguard their lives by making certain that proper procedures were followed.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Let not the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be wiped out from the Levites.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Do not let the Kohathite clans be destroyed from among the Levites!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“You must not cut off the tribe of the clan of the Kohathites from the midst of the Levites.

KJV 1900King James Version

Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: