1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Numbers 4:15

And when Aaron and his sons have wrapped up the sanctuary and the vessels thereof at the removing of the camp, then shall the *sons of Caath enter in to carry the things wrapped up: and they shall not touch the vessels of the sanctuary, lest they die. These are the burdens of the sons of Caath: in the tabernacle of the covenant.

1 Paralipomenon 15:15.

Vessels of, etc. Some say, not even their coverings. God threatens to punish all idle curiosity or negligence, particularly with respect to the ark, which the Caathites had to carry, till the priests became sufficiently numerous to perform that office, as they generally did, Deuteronomy 31:9. (Calmet)