Exodus 30:20
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When they are going into the tabernacle of the testimony, and when they are to come to the altar, to offer on it incense to the Lord,

Exodus 30:19
Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and feet in it:

Exodus 30:21
Lest perhaps they die. It shall be an everlasting law to him, and to his seed by successions.

Exodus 40:31
And Moses and Aaron, and his sons, washed their hands and feet,

Leviticus 8:6
And immediately, he offered Aaron and his sons. And when he had washed them,

Leviticus 16:4
He shall be vested with a linen tunick: he shall cover his nakedness with linen breeches: he shall be girded with a linen girdle, and he shall put a linen mitre upon his head. For these are holy vestments: all which he shall put on, after he is washed.

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When they are going into the tabernacle of the testimony, and when they are to come to the altar, to offer on it incense to the Lord,

die not

Exodus 12:15 Seven days shall you eat unleavened bread: in the first day there shall be no leaven in your houses; whosoever shall eat any thing leavened, from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall perish out of Israel.

Leviticus 10:1-3 And Nadab and Abiu, the sons of Aaron, taking their censers, put fire therein, and incense on it, offering before the Lord strange fire: which was not commanded them. . . .

Leviticus 16:1,2 And the Lord spoke to Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron when they were slain upon their offering strange fire: . . .

1 Samuel 6:19 But he slew of the men of Bethsames, because they had seen the ark of the Lord, and he slew of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten the people with a great slaughter.

1 Chronicles 13:10 And the Lord was angry with Oza, and struck him, because he had touched the ark; and he died there before the Lord.

Psalm 89:7 God, who is glorified in the assembly of the saints: great and terrible above all them that are about him.

Acts 5:5,10 And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and gave up the ghost. And there came great fear upon all that heard it. . . .

Hebrews 12:28,29 Therefore, receiving an immoveable kingdom, we have grace: whereby let us serve, pleasing God, with fear and reverence. . . .

Context
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19Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and feet in it: 20When they are going into the tabernacle of the testimony, and when they are to come to the altar, to offer on it incense to the Lord,21Lest perhaps they die. It shall be an everlasting law to him, and to his seed by successions.…
Lexicon
Whenever they enter
בְּבֹאָ֞ם (bə·ḇō·’ām)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the Tent
אֹ֧הֶל (’ō·hel)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 168: A tent

of Meeting
מוֹעֵ֛ד (mō·w·‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting

or
א֣וֹ (’ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if

approach
בְגִשְׁתָּ֤ם (ḇə·ḡiš·tām)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5066: To draw near, approach

the altar
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4196: An altar

to minister
לְשָׁרֵ֔ת (lə·šā·rêṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to

by presenting an offering
לְהַקְטִ֥יר (lə·haq·ṭîr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

made by fire
אִשֶּׁ֖ה (’iš·šeh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 801: A burnt-offering, a sacrifice

to the LORD,
לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

they must wash
יִרְחֲצוּ־ (yir·ḥă·ṣū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7364: To wash, wash off or away, bathe

with water
מַ֖יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

so that they will not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

die.
יָמֻ֑תוּ (yā·mu·ṯū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill


Additional Translations
Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting an offering made by fire to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire to the LORD:

when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

Whensoever they shall go into the tabernacle of witness, they shall wash themselves with water, so they shall not die, whensoever they advance to the altar to do service and to offer the whole burnt-offerings to the Lord.

When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they may not die; or when they come near to the altar to serve, to burn an offering by fire to Jehovah.

when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire unto the LORD:

When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not: or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire to the LORD.

When they go into the Tent of Meeting, they shall wash with water, that they not die; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

in their going in unto the tent of meeting they wash with water, and die not; or in their drawing nigh unto the altar to minister, to perfume a fire-offering to Jehovah,
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