Chapter 10

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took⁴ either of them his censer, and put⁴ fire therein, and put⁴ incense thereon, and offered⁵⁵ strange⁵ fire before the LORD, which he commanded¹⁴ them not.

And there went out⁴ fire from the LORD, and devoured⁴ them, and they died⁴ before the LORD.

Then Moses said⁴ unto Aaron, This [is it] that the LORD spake,¹⁴ saying,² I will be sanctified¹¹ in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified.¹¹ And Aaron held his peace.⁴

And Moses called⁴ Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said⁴ unto them, Come near,³ carry³ your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.

So they went near,⁴ and carried⁴ them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.¹⁴

And Moses said⁴ unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover⁴ not your heads, neither rend⁴ your clothes; lest ye die,⁴ and lest wrath⁴ come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail⁴ the burning which the LORD hath kindled.¹

And ye shall not go out⁴ from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die:⁴ for the anointing oil of the LORD [is] upon you. And they did⁴ according to the word of Moses.

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Aaron, saying,²

Do not drink⁴ wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go² into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die:⁴ [it shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations:

And that ye may put difference⁵³ between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;

And that ye may teach⁵³ the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken¹⁴ unto them by the hand of Moses.

And Moses spake¹⁷ unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left,¹² Take³ the meat offering that remaineth¹² of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat³ it without leaven beside the altar: for it [is] most holy:

And ye shall eat¹ it in the holy place, because it [is] thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.²⁷

And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat⁴ in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for [they be] thy due, and thy sons' due, [which] are given⁸ out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.

The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring⁵⁵ with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave⁵³ [it for] a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.¹⁴

And Moses diligently² sought¹ the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt:²⁷ and he was angry⁴ with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron [which were] left¹² [alive], saying,²

Wherefore have ye not eaten¹ the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it [is] most holy, and [God] hath given¹ it you to bear² the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement¹⁵ for them before the LORD?

Behold, the blood of it was not brought⁹⁰ in within the holy [place]: ye should indeed² have eaten⁴ it in the holy [place], as I commanded.¹⁴

And Aaron said¹⁷ unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered⁵² their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen⁴ me: and [if] I had eaten¹ the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted⁴ in the sight of the LORD?

And when Moses heard⁴ [that], he was content.^{4 5869}