Numbers 18:7 meaning and explanation

But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

Numbers 18:7, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD is speaking to Aaron, setting out the duties of the priests after the rebellion of Korah showed how dangerous it was to approach God's holy things casually. Only Aaron and his sons may serve at the altar and inside the veil, in the Most Holy Place.

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