Leviticus 10:1-7
Legacy Standard Bible
Nadab and Abihu Offer Strange Fire
10 Then (A)Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective (B)firepans and put fire in them. Then they placed incense on it and offered strange fire before Yahweh, which He had not commanded them. 2 (C)And fire came out from the presence of Yahweh and consumed them, and they died before Yahweh. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “It is what Yahweh spoke, saying,
‘By those who (D)come near Me I [a](E)will be treated as holy,
And before all the people I will (F)be glorified.’”
So Aaron kept silent.
4 Then Moses called to (G)Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come near, carry your [b]relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to the outside of the camp.” 5 So they came near and carried them still in their (H)tunics to the outside of the camp, as Moses had said. 6 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “(I)Do not [c]uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you will not die and that He will not (J)become wrathful against all the congregation. But your [d]relatives, the whole house of Israel, shall weep over the burning which Yahweh has [e]brought about. 7 You shall not even go out from the doorway of the tent of meeting, lest you die; for (K)the anointing oil of Yahweh is upon you.” So they did according to the word of Moses.
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- Leviticus 10:3 Or will show Myself holy
- Leviticus 10:4 Lit brothers
- Leviticus 10:6 Lit unbind
- Leviticus 10:6 Lit brothers
- Leviticus 10:6 Lit burned
Leviticus 10:1-7
Revised Standard Version
Nadab and Abihu
10 Now Nadab and Abi′hu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered unholy fire before the Lord, such as he had not commanded them. 2 And fire came forth from the presence of the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord has said, ‘I will show myself holy among those who are near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” And Aaron held his peace.
4 And Moses called Mish′a-el and Elza′phan, the sons of Uz′ziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Draw near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.” 5 So they drew near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said. 6 And Moses said to Aaron and to Elea′zar and Ith′amar, his sons, “Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose, and do not rend your clothes, lest you die, and lest wrath come upon all the congregation; but your brethren, the whole house of Israel, may bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled. 7 And do not go out from the door of the tent of meeting, lest you die; for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you.” And they did according to the word of Moses.
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