Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
The 1611 reading
Whosoeuer commeth any thing neere vnto the Tabernacle of the LORD, shall die: Shall wee be consumed with dying?
KJV dictionary & concordance
Present-participial, verbal-noun, or adjectival form of die. Sense 1: Losing life or approaching death. Sense 2: Mortal or destined to death. Sense 3: Fading, failing, or languishing.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Numbers 17:13
Complete exact-word concordance
Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
Whosoeuer commeth any thing neere vnto the Tabernacle of the LORD, shall die: Shall wee be consumed with dying?
Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
Now there were seuen brethren: and the first tooke a wife, and dying left no seede.
For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
For hee had one onely daughter about twelue yeeres of age, and she lay a dying. (But as hee went the people thronged him.
Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
Alwayes bearing about in the body, the dying of the Lord Iesus, that the life also of Iesus might bee made manifest in our body.
As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
As vnknowen, & yet wel knowen: as dying, and behold, we liue: as chastened, and not killed:
By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
By faith Iacob when hee was a dying, blessed both the sonnes of Ioseph, and worshipped leaning vpon the top of his staffe.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Mortal; destined to death. Losing life; perishing; expiring; fading away; languishing.