Leviticus 10:1-7
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Nadab and Abihu
10 Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his censer, put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and they offered unholy fire before the Lord, such as he had not commanded them.(A) 2 And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.(B) 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when he said,
‘Through those who are near me
I will show myself holy,
and before all the people
I will be glorified.’ ”
And Aaron was silent.(C)
4 Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come forward and carry your kinsmen away from the front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.”(D) 5 They came forward and carried them by their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had ordered. 6 And Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not dishevel your hair and do not tear your vestments, or you will die, and wrath will strike all the congregation; but your kindred, the whole house of Israel, may mourn the burning that the Lord has sent.(E) 7 You shall not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil of the Lord is on you.” And they did as Moses had ordered.(F)
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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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