Levítico 10

¹ And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offeredNot taken from the altar, which was sent from heaven, and endured till the captivity of Babylon.strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

² Therefore a fire went out from the Lord, & deuoured them: so they dyed before the Lord.

³ Then Moses said unto Aaron, This [is it] that the LORD spake, saying, I will beI will punish them that serve me in other ways than I have commanded, not sparing the chief, that the people may fear and praise my judgments.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 sonnes of Vzziel, the vncle of Aaron, & saide vnto them, Come neere, cary your brethre from before the Sanctuarie out of the hoste.

⁵ Then they went, and caried them in their coates out of the host, as Moses had comaunded.

⁶ And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons,As though you lamented for them, preferring your carnal affection to God's just judgment; (Lev_19:18; Deu_14:1).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 hathIn destroying Nadab and Abihu the chief, and menacing the rest, unless they repent.kindled.

⁷ And go not yee out from the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, least ye dye: for the anointing oyle of the Lorde is vpon you: and they did according to Moses commaundement.

⁸ And the Lorde spake vnto Aaron, saying,

⁹ Thou shalt not drinke wine nor strong drinke, thou, nor thy sonnes with thee, when yee come into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, lest ye die: this is an ordinance for euer throughout your generations,

¹⁰ That ye may put difference betweene the holy and the vnholy, and betweene the cleane and the vncleane,

¹¹ And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lorde hath commaunded them by the hand of Moses.

¹² Then Moses saide vnto Aaron and vnto Eleazar and to Ithamar his sonnes that were left, Take the meate offring that remaineth of the offrings of the Lorde, made by fire, and eate it without leauen beside ye altar: for it is most holy:

¹³ And ye shall eate it in the holy place, because it is thy duetie and thy sonnes duety of the offringes of the Lorde made by fire: for so I am commannded.

¹⁴ And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thyFor the breast and shoulders of the peace offerings might be brought to their families, so that their daughters might eat of them, as also of the offerings of first fruits, the first born, and the Easter lamb, (Lev_22:12-13).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 heaue shoulder, and the shaken breast shall they bring with the offringes made by fire of the fat, to shake it to and fro before the Lord, and it shalbe thine and thy sonnes with thee by a lawe for euer, as the Lord hath commaunded.

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]And not consumed as Nadab and Abihu.left [alive], saying,

¹⁷ Wherfore haue ye not eaten the sinne offring in the holy place, seeing it is most Holie? & God hath giuen it you, to beare the iniquitie of the Congregation, to make an atonement for them before the Lorde.

¹⁸ Beholde, the blood of it was not brought within the holy place: ye should haue eaten it in the holy place, as I commaunded.

¹⁹ And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this dayThat is, Nadab and Abihu.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 wasMoses bore with his infirmity, considering his great sorrow, but does not leave an example to forgive them that maliciously transgress the commandment of God.content.