Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now Nadab and Abiu died, without children, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the desert of Sinai: and Eleazar and Ithamar performed the priestly office in the presence of Aaron their father. Nadab Numbers 26:61 Of whom Nadab and Abiu died, when they had offered the strange fire before the Lord. Leviticus 10:1,2 And Nadab and Abiu, the sons of Aaron, taking their censers, put fire therein, and incense on it, offering before the Lord strange fire: which was not commanded them. . . . Context The Sons of Aaron…3These the names of the sons of Aaron the priests that were anointed, and whose hands were filled and consecrated, to do the functions of priesthood. 4Now Nadab and Abiu died, without children, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the desert of Sinai: and Eleazar and Ithamar performed the priestly office in the presence of Aaron their father. Cross References Leviticus 10:1 And Nadab and Abiu, the sons of Aaron, taking their censers, put fire therein, and incense on it, offering before the Lord strange fire: which was not commanded them. Leviticus 10:2 And fire coming out from the Lord destroyed them: and they died before the Lord. Numbers 3:5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Numbers 19:3 And you shall deliver her to Eleazar the priest, who shall bring her forth without the camp, and shall immolate her in the sight of all: Numbers 20:25 Take Aaron and his son with him, and bring them up into mount Hor: Numbers 26:61 Of whom Nadab and Abiu died, when they had offered the strange fire before the Lord. Lexicon Nadabנָדָ֣ב (nā·ḏāḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5070: Nadab -- an Israelite name and Abihu, however, וַאֲבִיה֣וּא (wa·’ă·ḇî·hū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 30: Abihu -- 'he is father', a son of Aaron died וַיָּ֣מָת (way·yā·māṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill in the presence לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face of the LORD יְהוָ֡ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel when they offered בְּֽהַקְרִבָם֩ (bə·haq·ri·ḇām) Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7126: To come near, approach strange זָרָ֜ה (zā·rāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery fire אֵ֨שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire before לִפְנֵ֤י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel in the Wilderness בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר (bə·miḏ·bar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech of Sinai. סִינַ֔י (sî·nay) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5514: Sinai -- the mountain where the law was given And since they had הָי֣וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no sons, וּבָנִ֖ים (ū·ḇā·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son only Eleazar אֶלְעָזָר֙ (’el·‘ā·zār) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 499: Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites and Ithamar וְאִ֣יתָמָ֔ר (wə·’î·ṯā·mār) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 385: Ithamar -- 'land of palms', a son of Aaron served as priests וַיְכַהֵ֤ן (way·ḵa·hên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3547: To officiate as a, priest, to put on regalia during עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the lifetime פְּנֵ֖י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face of their father אֲבִיהֶֽם׃ (’ă·ḇî·hem) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1: Father Aaron. אַהֲרֹ֥ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses Additional Translations Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.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. And Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father. And Nadab and Abiud died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sina; and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priests' office with Aaron their father. And Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah when they offered strange fire before Jehovah in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood in the presence of Aaron their father. 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 presence of Aaron their father. 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. Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh, when they offered strange fire before Yahweh, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father. And Nadab dieth -- Abihu also -- before Jehovah, in their bringing near strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and sons they had not; and Eleazar -- Ithamar also -- acteth as priest in the presence of Aaron their father. 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