Leviticus 10:1-7
English Standard Version
The Death of Nadab and Abihu
10 Now (A)Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, (B)each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered (C)unauthorized[a] fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them. 2 And fire (D)came out from before the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Among (E)those who are near me (F)I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” (G)And Aaron held his peace.
4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of (H)Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come near; carry your brothers away from the front of the sanctuary and out of the camp.” 5 So they came near and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said. 6 And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his sons, (I)“Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose, and do not tear your clothes, lest you die, and (J)wrath come upon all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning that the Lord has kindled. 7 (K)And do not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting, lest you die, (L)for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you.” And they did according to the word of Moses.
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- Leviticus 10:1 Or strange
Leviticus 10:1-7
Lexham English Bible
The Deaths of Nadab and Abihu
10 And Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his censer, and they put fire in them and placed incense on it;[a] then[b] they presented before[c] Yahweh illegitimate fire, which he had not commanded them. 2 So[d] fire went out from before[e] Yahweh, and it consumed them so that[f] they died before[g] Yahweh. 3 Therefore[h] Moses said to Aaron, “This is what Yahweh spoke, saying, ‘Among those who are close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of[i] all the people I will display my glory.’”[j] So[k] Aaron was silent.
4 Then[l] Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan the sons of Uzziel, Aaron’s uncle, and he said to them, “Come forward.[m] Carry your brothers from the front of[n] the sanctuary to outside the camp.”[o] 5 So[p] they came forward,[q] and they carried them outside the camp[r] in their tunics, just as Moses had ordered.
6 Then[s] Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “You must not let your hair hang loosely, and you must not tear your garments, so that[t] you will not die and he[u] will be angry with all the community. But[v] your brothers, all the house of Israel, may weep because of the burning that Yahweh caused,[w] 7 but[x] you must not go out from the entrance to[y] the tent of assembly lest you die, because Yahweh’s anointing oil is on you.” So[z] they did according to Moses’ word.
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- Leviticus 10:1 That is, the fire
- Leviticus 10:1 Or “and”
- Leviticus 10:1 Literally “to the faces of”
- Leviticus 10:2 Or “And”
- Leviticus 10:2 Literally “from to the faces of”
- Leviticus 10:2 Or “and”
- Leviticus 10:2 Literally “to the faces of”
- Leviticus 10:3 Or “And”
- Leviticus 10:3 Literally “upon the faces of”
- Leviticus 10:3 Or “I will be glorified”
- Leviticus 10:3 Or “And”
- Leviticus 10:4 Or “And”
- Leviticus 10:4 Or “Come near” or “Approach”
- Leviticus 10:4 Literally “the faces of”
- Leviticus 10:4 Literally “from an outside place of the camp”
- Leviticus 10:5 Or “And”
- Leviticus 10:5 Or “came near” or “approached”
- Leviticus 10:5 Literally “to from an outside place of the camp”
- Leviticus 10:6 Or “And”
- Leviticus 10:6 Or “and”
- Leviticus 10:6 That is, God
- Leviticus 10:6 Or “And”
- Leviticus 10:6 Literally “the burning that Yahweh burned”
- Leviticus 10:7 Or “and”
- Leviticus 10:7 Or “of”
- Leviticus 10:7 Or “And”
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