Korach 17:05 · unit 1 — no outsider shall offer incense
Parashas Korach · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 5
The Complete Passuk
זִכָּרוֹן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִקְרַב אִישׁ זָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִזֶּרַע אַהֲרֹן הוּא לְהַקְטִיר קְטֹרֶת לִפְנֵי ה׳ וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה כְקֹרַח וְכַעֲדָתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר ה׳ בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה לוֹ׃
A reminder for the children of Israel, so that no outsider who is not of the seed of Aharon shall approach to burn incense before Hashem, and not be like Korach and his company — as Hashem spoke regarding him through the hand of Moshe.
Chabad.org — 17:5
Source Citation
Rashi: zar = anyone not of Aharon’s seed (even a Levi). The memorial is so that none be like Korach.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִקְרַב אִישׁ זָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִזֶּרַע אַהֲרֹן הוּא לְהַקְטִיר קְטֹרֶת לִפְנֵי ה׳.
English: So that no outsider who is not of the seed of Aharon shall approach to burn incense before Hashem.
Type of Learning Restriction of ketores to kohanim.
What Is Learned The copper covering is not only memory of death but a permanent fence around the incense service.
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