Bamidbar 1:51 · unit 1 — the stranger who approaches shall die

Parashas Bamidbar

The Complete Passuk

וּבִנְסֹ֣עַ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ן יוֹרִ֤ידוּ אֹתוֹ֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם וּבַחֲנֹת֙ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן יָקִ֥ימוּ אֹת֖וֹ הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְהַזָּ֥ר הַקָּרֵ֖ב יוּמָֽת׃

When the Tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the Tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; any outsider who encroaches shall be put to death.

Chabad.org — 1:51

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to TT / Sanhedrin / related aggadah (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

והזר הקרב יומת —\ldots אפילו על דוד מלך ישראל.

English: “And the stranger who approaches shall die” — \ldots even regarding David king of Israel.

On the daf / in context: The prohibition on unauthorized approach to the Mishkan is absolute; the midrash underscores that no rank exempts one from the boundary.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that the death penalty for approaching the sacred space applies without exception of status.

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