Discovery BoxNumbers 3:26 
Context3:26 the hangings of the courtyard, 1 the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard that surrounded the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, plus all the service connected with these things. 2
Numbers 4:19
Context4:19 but in order that they will live 3 and not die when they approach the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint 4 each man 5 to his service and his responsibility.
Numbers 18:8
Context18:8 The Lord spoke to Aaron, “See, I have given you the responsibility for my raised offerings; I have given all the holy things of the Israelites to you as your priestly portion 6 and to your sons as a perpetual ordinance.
Numbers 18:12
Context18:12 “All the best of the olive oil and all the best of the wine and of the wheat, the first fruits of these things that they give to the Lord, I have given to you. 7
Numbers 18:32
Context18:32 And you will bear no sin concerning it when you offer up the best of it. And you must not profane the holy things of the Israelites, or else you will die.’” 8
Numbers 29:39
Context29:39 “‘These things you must present to the Lord at your appointed times, in addition to your vows and your freewill offerings, as your burnt offerings, your grain offerings, your drink offerings, and your peace offerings.’”
1 tc The phrases in this verse seem to be direct objects without verbs. BHS suggests deleting the sign of the accusative (for which see P. P. Saydon, “Meanings and Uses of the Particle אֵת,” VT 14 [1964]: 263-75).
2 tn Heb “for all the service of it [them].”
3 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.
4 tn The perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive continues the instruction for Aaron.
5 tn The distributive sense is obtained by the repetition, “a man” and “a man.”
6 tn This is an uncommon root. It may be connected to the word “anoint” as here (see RSV). But it may also be seen as an intended parallel to “perpetual due” (see Gen 47:22; Exod 29:28; Lev 6:11 [HT]).
7 tn This form may be classified as a perfect of resolve – he has decided to give them to them, even though this is a listing of what they will receive.
8 tn The final clause could also be rendered “in order that you do not die.” The larger section can also be interpreted differently; rather than take it as a warning, it could be taken as an assurance that when they do all of this they will not be profaning it and so will not die (R. K. Harrison, Numbers [WEC], 253).
