“1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his
censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered
strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. 2 And there
went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the
LORD.”
“3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This [is it] that the LORD spake,
saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all
the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. 4 And Moses
called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and
said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary
out of the camp. 5 So they went near, and carried them in their coats
out of the camp; as Moses had said. 6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and
unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither
rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people:
but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning
which the LORD hath kindled. 7 And ye shall not go out from the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil
of the LORD [is] upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.”
“8 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, 9 Do not drink wine nor
strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the
tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: [it shall be] a statute for
ever throughout your generations: 10 And that ye may put difference
between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; 11 And that ye
may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath
spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.”
“12 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his
sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the
offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the
altar: for it [is] most holy: 13 And ye shall eat 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. 14 And the wave breast and
heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and
thy daughters with thee: for [they be] thy due, and thy sons’ due,
[which] are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the
children of Israel. 15 The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they
bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave [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. 16 And Moses
diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was
burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron
[which were] left [alive], saying, 17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the
sin offering in the holy place, seeing it [is] most holy, and [God] hath
given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement
for them before the LORD? 18 Behold, the blood of it was not brought in
within the holy [place]: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy
[place], as I commanded. 19 And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day
have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the
LORD; and such things have befallen me: and [if] I had eaten the sin
offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?
20 And when Moses heard [that], he was content.” (Le 10:1-20 AV)
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