Numbers 3:4

And Nadav and Avihu died before Hashem, when they offered eish zarah (unauthorized fire) before Hashem, in the midbar of Sinai, and they had no children; and El'azar and Itamar ministered in the kohenʼs office in the sight of Aharon their av. + 3:4 Lv 10

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aaron their father.

In Context

3These are the shmot of the Bnei Aharon, the kohanim hameshuchim whose hand he filled + 3:3 i.e., ordained to be kohen. + 3:3 Ex 29; Lv 8

5And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying,

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:2And there went out eish (fire) from the presence of Hashem, and devoured them, and they died before Hashem.

Numbers 26:61And Nadav and Avihu died, when they offered eish zarah before Hashem.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 3:2-14

The Separation of the Levites. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in Mount Sinai. 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. 4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord , when they offered strange fire before the Lord , in the wilderness of Sinai, and… Read the whole commentary →

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