Numbers 18:5 - Common English Bible

You will perform the duties of the sanctuary and the altar. Then there will no longer be any anger against the Israelites.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and attend to the altar [of burnt offering and the altar of incense], that there be no wrath any more upon the Israelites [as in the incident of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram]. [Num. 16:42-50.]

American Standard Version (1901)

And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Watch over the care of the Sanctuary, and over the ministry of the altar, lest an indignation may rise over the sons of Israel.