10And Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his censer, and they put fire in them and placed incense on it;^a then^b they presented before^c Yahweh illegitimate fire, which he had not commanded them. ²So^d fire went out from before^e Yahweh, and it consumed them so that^f they died before^g Yahweh. ³Therefore^h Moses said to Aaron, “This is what Yahweh spoke, saying, ‘Among those who are close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence ofⁱ all the people I will display my glory.’ ”^j So^k Aaron was silent.

⁴Then^l Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan the sons of Uzziel, Aaron’s uncle, and he said to them, “Come forward.^m Carry your brothers from the front ofⁿ the sanctuary to outside the camp.”^o ⁵So^p they came forward,^q and they carried them outside the camp^r in their tunics, just as Moses had ordered.

⁶Then^s Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “You must not let your hair hang loosely, and you must not tear your garments, so that^t you will not die and he^u will be angry with all the community. But^v your brothers, all the house of Israel, may weep because of the burning that Yahweh caused,^w ⁷but^x you must not go out from the entrance to^y the tent of assembly lest you die, because Yahweh’s anointing oil is on you.” So^z they did according to Moses’ word.

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Footnotes

aThat is, the fire
bOr “and”
cLiterally “to the faces of”
dOr “And”
eLiterally “from to the faces of”
fOr “and”
gLiterally “to the faces of”
hOr “And”
iLiterally “upon the faces of”
jOr “I will be glorified”
kOr “And”
lOr “And”
mOr “Come near” or “Approach”
nLiterally “the faces of”
oLiterally “from an outside place of the camp”
pOr “And”
qOr “came near” or “approached”
rLiterally “to from an outside place of the camp”
sOr “And”
tOr “and”
uThat is, God
vOr “And”
wLiterally “the burning that Yahweh burned”
xOr “and”
yOr “of”
zOr “And”