Leviticus 10:1–7

NADAB AND ABIHU

10Aaron’s sons Nadab^l and Abihu^m each took his own firepan,ⁿ put fire in it, placed incense on it,^o and presented unauthorized^p fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them to do. ²Then fire came from the Lord^q and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.^{r 3}Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord has spoken:

I will demonstrate my holiness^As

to those who are near me,^t

and I will reveal my glory^Bu

before all the people.”

And Aaron remained silent.

⁴Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan,^v sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel,^w and said to them, “Come here and carry your relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.”^{x 5}So they came forward and carried them in their tunics outside the camp, as Moses had said.

⁶Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar,^y “Do not let your hair hang loose^z and do not tear your clothes,^aa or else you will die, and the Lord will become angry^ab with the whole community. However, your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may weep^ac over the fire that the Lord caused. ⁷You must not go outside the entrance to the tent of meeting or you will die, for the Lord’s anointing oil^ad is on you.” So they did as Moses said.