Leviticus 10:1–7

The Profane Fire of Nadab and Abihu

10Then Nadab ^aand Abihu, the sons of Aaron, ^beach took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered ^cprofane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. ²So ^dfire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. ³And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:

‘By those ^ewho come near Me

I must be regarded as holy;

And before all the people

I must be glorified.’ ”

So Aaron held his peace.

⁴Then Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come near, ^fcarry your brethren from ¹before the sanctuary out of the camp.” ⁵So they went near and carried them by their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had said.

⁶And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, “Do not ²uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and ^gwrath come upon all the people. But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, ³bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled. ^7hYou shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die, ⁱfor the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you.” And they did according to the word of Moses.