Korach 18:07 · unit 5
Parashas Korach · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 7
The Complete Passuk
וְאַתָּ֣ה וּבָנֶ֣יךָ אִ֠תְּךָ֠ תִּשְׁמְר֨וּ אֶת־כְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜ם לְכׇל־דְּבַ֧ר הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ וּלְמִבֵּ֥ית לַפָּרֹ֖כֶת וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑ם עֲבֹדַ֣ת מַתָּנָ֗ה אֶתֵּן֙ אֶת־כְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔ם וְהַזָּ֥ר הַקָּרֵ֖ב יוּמָֽת׃
And you and your sons with you shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar and for that within the veil, and you shall serve; I give your priesthood as a service of gift, and the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
Chabad.org — 18:7
Source Citation
Torah Temimah → סנהדרין פ״ג ב׳
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
מִכָּאן לְזָר שֶׁשִּׁמֵּשׁ בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ שֶׁחַיָּב מִיתָה.
English: From here: a zar who served in the Mikdash is liable to death.
Type of Learning Gezeiras ha-kasuv — death for unauthorized service.
What Is Learned The kehunah is a gift of service; a zar who approaches for that service incurs death.
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