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Verse 1

And Nadab{H5070} and Abihu,{H30} the sons{H1121} of Aaron,{H175} took{H3947} each{H376} of them his censer,{H4289} and put{H5414} fire{H784} therein,{H2004} and laid{H7760} incense{H7004} thereon, and offered{H7126} strange{H2114} fire{H784} before{H6440} Jehovah,{H3068} which he had not commanded{H6680} them.

Verse 2

And there came forth{H3318} fire{H784} from before Jehovah,{H3068} and devoured{H398} them, and they died{H4191} before{H6440} Jehovah.{H3068}

Verse 3

Then Moses{H4872} said{H559} unto Aaron,{H175} This is it that Jehovah{H3068} spake,{H1696} saying,{H559} I will be sanctified{H6942} in them that come nigh{H7138} me, and before{H6440} all the people{H5971} I will be glorified.{H3513} And Aaron{H175} held his peace.{H1826}

Verse 4

And Moses{H4872} called{H7121} Mishael{H4332} and Elzaphan,{H469} the sons{H1121} of Uzziel{H5816} the uncle{H1730} of Aaron,{H175} and said{H559} unto them, Draw near,{H7126} carry{H5375} your brethren{H251} from before{H6440} the sanctuary{H6944} out{H2351} of the camp.{H4264}

Verse 5

So they drew near,{H7126} and carried{H5375} them in their coats{H3801} out{H2351} of the camp,{H4264} as Moses{H4872} had said.{H1696}

Verse 6

And Moses{H4872} said{H559} unto Aaron,{H175} and unto Eleazar{H499} and unto Ithamar,{H385} his sons,{H1121} Let not the hair of your heads{H7218} go loose,{H6544} neither rend{H6533} your clothes;{H899} that ye die{H4191} not, and that he be not wroth{H7107} with all the congregation:{H5712} but let your brethren,{H251} the whole house{H1004} of Israel,{H3478} bewail{H1058} the burning{H8316} which Jehovah{H3068} hath kindled.{H8313}

Verse 7

And ye shall not go out{H3318} from the door{H6607} of the tent{H168} of meeting,{H4150} lest ye die;{H4191} for the anointing{H4888} oil{H8081} of Jehovah{H3068} is upon you. And they did{H6213} according to the word{H1697} of Moses.{H4872}

Verse 8

And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Aaron,{H175} saying,{H559}

Verse 9

Drink{H8354} no wine{H3196} nor strong drink,{H8354} thou, nor thy sons{H1121} with thee, when ye go{H935} into the tent{H168} of meeting,{H4150} that ye die{H4191} not: it shall be a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} throughout your generations:{H1755}

Verse 10

and that ye may make a distinction{H914} between the holy{H6944} and the common,{H2455} and between the unclean{H2931} and the clean;{H2889}

Verse 11

and that ye may teach{H3384} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} all the statutes{H2706} which Jehovah{H3068} hath spoken{H1696} unto them by{H3027} Moses.{H4872}

Verse 12

And Moses{H4872} spake{H1696} unto Aaron,{H175} and unto Eleazar{H499} and unto Ithamar,{H385} his sons{H1121} that were left,{H3498} Take{H3947} the meal-offering{H4503} that remaineth{H3498} of the offerings{H4503} of Jehovah{H3068} made by fire,{H801} and eat{H398} it without leaven{H4682} beside{H681} the altar;{H4196} for it is most{H6944} holy;{H6944}

Verse 13

and ye shall eat{H398} it in a holy{H6918} place,{H4725} because it is thy portion,{H2706} and thy sons'{H1121} portion,{H2706} of the offerings{H801} of Jehovah{H3068} made by fire:{H801} for so I am commanded.{H6680}

Verse 14

And the{H8573} wave-breast{H2373} and the{H8641} heave-thigh{H7785} shall ye eat{H398} in a clean{H2889} place,{H4725} thou, and thy sons,{H1121} and thy daughters{H1323} with thee: for they are given as thy portion,{H2706} and thy sons'{H1121} portion,{H2706} out{H5414} of the sacrifices{H2077} of the peace-offerings{H8002} of the children{H1121} of Israel.{H3478}

Verse 15

The{H8641} heave-thigh{H7785} and the{H8573} wave-breast{H2373} shall they bring{H935} with the offerings made by fire{H801} of the fat,{H2459} to wave{H5130} it for a wave-offering{H8573} before{H6440} Jehovah:{H3068} and it shall be thine, and thy sons'{H1121} with thee, as a portion{H2706} for ever;{H5769} as Jehovah{H3068} hath commanded.{H6680}

Verse 16

And Moses{H4872} diligently{H1875} sought{H1875} the goat{H8163} of the sin-offering,{H2403} and, behold, it was burnt:{H8313} and he was angry{H7107} with Eleazar{H499} and with Ithamar,{H385} the sons{H1121} of Aaron{H175} that were left,{H3498} saying,{H559}

Verse 17

Wherefore have ye not eaten{H398} the sin-offering{H2403} in the place{H4725} of the sanctuary,{H6944} seeing it is most{H6944} holy,{H6944} and he hath given{H5414} it you to bear{H5375} the iniquity{H5771} of the congregation,{H5712} to make atonement{H3722} for them before{H6440} Jehovah?{H3068}

Verse 18

Behold,{H2005} the blood{H1818} of it was not brought{H935} into the sanctuary{H6944} within:{H6441} ye should certainly{H398} have eaten{H398} it in the sanctuary,{H6944} as I commanded.{H6680}

Verse 19

And Aaron{H175} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} Behold, this day{H3117} have they offered{H7126} their sin-offering{H2403} and their burnt-offering{H2403} before{H6440} Jehovah;{H3068} and there have befallen{H7122} me such things as these: and if I had eaten{H398} the sin-offering{H2403} to-day,{H3117} would it have been well-pleasing{H3190} in the sight{H5869} of Jehovah?{H3068}

Verse 20

And when Moses{H4872} heard{H8085} [that], it was well-pleasing{H3190} in his sight.

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