Holy Bible (The Book of Leviticus)

Leviticus 10:1--10:7 (The Sin of Nadab and Abihu)

Chapter 10
10:1 Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, each took his fire pan, and put live coals in it, added incense, and presented it to the LORD. But this fire was not holy, because the LORD had not commanded them to present it.

10:2 Suddenly the LORD sent fire, and it burned them to death there in the Presence of the LORD.

10:3 Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD is speaking about when He said, 'All who serve Me must respect My Holiness; I will reveal My glory to My people.'" But Aaron remained silent.

10:4 Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, Aaron's uncle, and said to them, "Come here and carry you cousins body away from the sacred Tent and put them outside the camp."

10:5 So they came and took hold of the clothing on the corpses and carried them outside the camp, just as Moses had commanded.

10:6 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not leave you hair uncombed or tear your clothes to show that you are mourning. If you do, you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole community. But all other Israelites are allowed to mourn this death by the fire which the LORD sent.

10:7 Do not leave the entrance of the Tent or you will die, because you have been consecrated by the anointing oil of the LORD." So they did as Moses said.