ESV: Because you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him according to the rule.”
NIV: It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the LORD our God broke out in anger against us. We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.'
NASB: Because you did not carry it at the first, the Lord our God made an outburst against us, since we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.'
CSB: For the Lord our God burst out in anger against us because you Levites were not with us the first time, for we didn't inquire of him about the proper procedures."
NLT: Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the Lord our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly.'
KJV: For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
NKJV: For because you did not do it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
