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.

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4Moses 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.”

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

6Then 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.

7You 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

Original words

Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularsummonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularאֶל־אֶל־H413PrepositionMishaelמִֽישָׁאֵל֙H4332Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶ֣לH413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand Elzaphanאֶלְצָפָ֔ןH469Noun - proper - masculine singularsonsבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֑ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularuncleדֹּ֣דH1730Noun - masculine singular constructUzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֖לH5816Noun - proper - masculine singularand saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto themאֲלֵהֶ֗םH413Preposition | third person masculine pluralCome hereקִ֠רְב֞וּH7126Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralcarryשְׂא֤וּH5375Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe bodies of your cousinsאֲחֵיכֶם֙H251Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural-מֵאֵ֣תH854Preposition-m | Direct object markeroutsideמִח֖וּץH2351Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃H4264Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singularaway from the frontפְּנֵי־H6440Noun - masculine plural constructof the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁH6944Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Preposition

BSB notes

  • Elzaphan is a variant of Elizaphan; see Numbers 3:30.
Verse 5

Original words

So they came forwardוַֽיִּקְרְב֗וּH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland carried themוַיִּשָּׂאֻם֙H5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine pluralstill in their tunicsבְּכֻתֳּנֹתָ֔םH3801Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionoutsideמִח֖וּץH2351Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הH4264Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singularasכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃H4872Noun - proper - masculine singularhad directedדִּבֶּ֥רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶֽל־H413PrepositionAaronאַהֲרֹ֡ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularand his sonsבָּנָ֜יוH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularEleazarוּלְאֶלְעָזָר֩H499Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Ithamarוּלְאִֽיתָמָ֨ר׀H385Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularDo notאַל־H408Adverblet your hairרָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֥םH7218Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralbecome disheveledתִּפְרָ֣עוּ׀H6544Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluraland do notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particletearתִפְרֹ֙מוּ֙H6533Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralyour garmentsוּבִגְדֵיכֶ֤םH899Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralor elseוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleyou will dieתָמֻ֔תוּH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluraland the LORD will be angryיִקְצֹ֑ףH7107Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwithוְעַ֥לH5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructcongregationהָעֵדָ֖הH5712Article | Noun - feminine singularBut your brothersוַאֲחֵיכֶם֙H251Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralthe wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructhouseבֵּ֣יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularmay mourn [on account of]יִבְכּוּ֙H1058Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe fireהַשְּׂרֵפָ֔הH8316Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas ignitedשָׂרַ֥ףH8313Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or Do not uncover your heads
Verse 7

Original words

You shall notלֹ֤אH3808Adverb - Negative particlego outsideתֵֽצְאוּ֙H3318Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthe entranceוּמִפֶּתַח֩H6607Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructto the Tentאֹ֨הֶלH168Noun - masculine singularof Meetingמוֹעֵ֜דH4150Noun - masculine singularorפֶּן־H6435Conjunctionyou will dieתָּמֻ֔תוּH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralforכִּי־H3588Conjunctionthe LORD’sיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularanointingמִשְׁחַ֥תH4888Noun - feminine singular constructoilשֶׁ֛מֶןH8081Noun - masculine singular constructis on youעֲלֵיכֶ֑םH5921Preposition | second person masculine pluralSo they didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralas Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃פH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularinstructedכִּדְבַ֥רH1697Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct

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