Numbers 3:10
Context3:10 So you are to appoint Aaron and his sons, and they will be responsible for their priesthood; 1 but the unauthorized person 2 who comes near must be put to death.”
Numbers 13:16
Context13:16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to investigate the land. And Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua. 3


[3:10] 1 tc The LXX includes the following words here: “and all things pertaining to the altar and within the veil.” Cf. Num 18:7.
[3:10] 2 tn The word is זָר (zar), usually rendered “stranger, foreigner, pagan.” But in this context it simply refers to anyone who is not a Levite or a priest, an unauthorized person or intruder in the tabernacle. That person would be put to death.
[13:16] 3 sn The difference in the names is slight, a change from “he saves” to “the