Discovery BoxNumbers 4:20 
Context4:20 But the Kohathites 1 are not to go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, or they will die.”
Numbers 7:9
Context7:9 But to the Kohathites he gave none, because the service of the holy things, which they carried 2 on their shoulders, was their responsibility. 3
Numbers 29:7
ContextThe Day of Atonement
29:7 “‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you are to have a holy assembly. You must humble yourselves; 4 you must not do any work on it.
1 tn In the Hebrew text the verse has as the subject “they,” but to avoid confusion the antecedent has been clarified in the translation.
2 tn The verb is the imperfect tense, but it describes their customary activity – they had to carry, they used to carry.
3 tn Heb “upon them,” meaning “their duty.”
4 tn Heb “afflict yourselves”; NAB “mortify yourselves”; NIV, NRSV “deny yourselves.”
sn The verb seems to mean “humble yourself.” There is no explanation given for it. In the days of the prophets fasting seems to be associated with it (see Isa 58:3-5), and possibly the symbolic wearing of ashes.
