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Leviticus 10

Leviticus 10:7

The Sin of Nadab and Abihu · Leviticus 10:1–7
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Translations

Modern
You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And you shall not go out from the door of the Tent of Meeting, lest you die; for the anointing oil of YHWH is upon you.” And they did according to the word of Moses.
Latin
…vos autem non egrediemini fores tabernaculi, alioquin peribitis: oleum quippe sanctæ unctionis est super vos. Qui fecerunt omnia juxta præceptum Moysi.

Original

Hebrew
English
You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.

Notes

Leviticus 10:7

  • Eleazar and Ithamar could not attend the funeral.

  • the LORD’s anointing oil: They had recently become priests (see Leviticus 7:36), so they had to avoid any contact with the dead.

Leviticus 10:1–20

A fire was to burn all the time on the bronze altar. Its coals were to be used for burning incense (Leviticus 6:9; 16:12). Nadab and Abihu, perhaps careless because they had been drinking wine (10:8–11), took coals from another place. This broke God’s command, and they died as a result.

Parallels

Numbers 3:1–4

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

Aaron Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Eleazar History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Moses Nadab Priests and Levites

Topics

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