Focused Passage

Leviticus 10:4-7

Unauthorized Fire and the Holiness of Priestly Service

Nadab and Abihu offer unauthorized fire and are consumed by fire from the LORD; Moses explains the holiness required of those who approach God, restricts Aaronic mourning, commands priestly sobriety and discernment, and addresses the mishandling of the sin offering by Aaron's surviving sons.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4 Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.”

5 So they came forward and carried them, still in their tunics, outside the camp, as Moses had directed.

6 Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.

7 You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.

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References and Original Words

Verse 4

Cross-references

Exodus 6:22 Classic cross-references Exodus 6:18 Classic cross-references Acts 5:6 Classic cross-references Acts 5:9 Classic cross-references Numbers 3:19 Classic cross-references

Original words

Moses מֹשֶׁ֗ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular summoned וַיִּקְרָ֣א H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular אֶל־ אֶל־ H413 Preposition Mishael מִֽישָׁאֵל֙ H4332 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶ֣ל H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and Elzaphan אֶלְצָפָ֔ן H469 Noun - proper - masculine singular sons בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Aaron’s אַהֲרֹ֑ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular uncle דֹּ֣ד H1730 Noun - masculine singular construct Uzziel עֻזִּיאֵ֖ל H5816 Noun - proper - masculine singular and said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to them אֲלֵהֶ֗ם H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural Come here קִ֠רְב֞וּ H7126 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural carry שְׂא֤וּ H5375 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the bodies of your cousins אֲחֵיכֶם֙ H251 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural - מֵאֵ֣ת H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker outside מִח֖וּץ H2351 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the camp לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ H4264 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular away from the front פְּנֵי־ H6440 Noun - masculine plural construct of the sanctuary הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ H6944 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition

BSB notes

Elzaphan is a variant of Elizaphan; see Numbers 3:30.

Verse 5

Original words

So they came forward וַֽיִּקְרְב֗וּ H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural and carried them וַיִּשָּׂאֻם֙ H5375 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural still in their tunics בְּכֻתֳּנֹתָ֔ם H3801 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition outside מִח֖וּץ H2351 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the camp לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה H4264 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular as כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Moses מֹשֶֽׁה׃ H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular had directed דִּבֶּ֥ר H1696 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Leviticus 21:10 Classic cross-references Leviticus 13:45 Classic cross-references Numbers 16:46 Classic cross-references Joshua 22:18 Classic cross-references Joshua 7:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then Moses מֹשֶׁ֣ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶֽל־ H413 Preposition Aaron אַהֲרֹ֡ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his sons בָּנָ֜יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Eleazar וּלְאֶלְעָזָר֩ H499 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Ithamar וּלְאִֽיתָמָ֨ר׀ H385 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Do not אַל־ H408 Adverb let your hair רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֥ם H7218 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural become disheveled תִּפְרָ֣עוּ׀ H6544 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural and do not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle tear תִפְרֹ֙מוּ֙ H6533 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural your garments וּבִגְדֵיכֶ֤ם H899 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural or else וְלֹ֣א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle you will die תָמֻ֔תוּ H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural and the LORD will be angry יִקְצֹ֑ף H7107 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular with וְעַ֥ל H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the whole כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct congregation הָעֵדָ֖ה H5712 Article | Noun - feminine singular But your brothers וַאֲחֵיכֶם֙ H251 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural the whole כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct house בֵּ֣ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular may mourn [on account of] יִבְכּוּ֙ H1058 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the fire הַשְּׂרֵפָ֔ה H8316 Article | Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular has ignited שָׂרַ֥ף H8313 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

Or Do not uncover your heads

Verse 7

Cross-references

Leviticus 21:12 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 1:21 Classic cross-references Acts 10:38 Classic cross-references Leviticus 8:30 Classic cross-references Exodus 28:41 Classic cross-references

Original words

You shall not לֹ֤א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle go outside תֵֽצְאוּ֙ H3318 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural the entrance וּמִפֶּתַח֩ H6607 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹ֨הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular of Meeting מוֹעֵ֜ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular or פֶּן־ H6435 Conjunction you will die תָּמֻ֔תוּ H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural for כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction the LORD’s יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular anointing מִשְׁחַ֥ת H4888 Noun - feminine singular construct oil שֶׁ֛מֶן H8081 Noun - masculine singular construct is on you עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם H5921 Preposition | second person masculine plural So they did וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural as Moses מֹשֶֽׁה׃פ H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular instructed כִּדְבַ֥ר H1697 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct

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