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Numbers 3:4

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.

KJV

Mortui sunt enim Nadab et Abiu cum offerrent ignem alienum in conspectu Domini in deserto Sinai, absque liberis : functique sunt sacerdotio Eleazar et Ithamar coram Aaron patre suo.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν Ναδὰβ καὶ Ἀβιοὺδ ἔναντι Κυρίου, προσφερόντων αὐτῶν πῦρ ἀλλότριον ἔναντι Κυρίου ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ Σεινά, καὶ παιδία οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἱεράτευσεν Ἐλεαζὰρ καὶ Ἰθαμὰρ μετ’ Ἀαρὼν τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יָּ֣מָת נָדָ֣ב וַ/אֲבִיה֣וּא לִ/פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֡ה בְּֽ/הַקְרִבָ/ם֩ אֵ֨שׁ זָרָ֜ה לִ/פְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ בְּ/מִדְבַּ֣ר סִינַ֔י וּ/בָנִ֖ים לֹא הָי֣וּ לָ/הֶ֑ם וַ/יְכַהֵ֤ן אֶלְעָזָר֙ וְ/אִ֣יתָמָ֔ר עַל פְּנֵ֖י אַהֲרֹ֥ן אֲבִי/הֶֽם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People AaronNadabAbihuEleazarIthamarNadabEleazar

In the original Hebrew

19 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲבִיה֔וּא
'byhv'
proper_noun · 11×
אִיתָמָֽר
'ytmr
proper_noun · 20×
אֵ֖שׁ
'sh
noun · 376×
אֶלְעָזָ֣ר
'l'zr
proper_noun · 70×
אַהֲרֹ֖ן
'hrn
proper_noun · 339×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הִקְרַבְתֶּ֨ם
hqrbtm
verb · 283×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
זָ֑ר
zr
verb · 76×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
כַהֵֽן
khn
verb · 22×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מִּדְבָּ֑ר
mdbr
noun · 270×
נָדָ֖ב
ndb
proper_noun · 19×
סִינָֽי
syny
proper_noun · 35×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 24:2 — But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.
  • Lev 10:1 — And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
  • Num 26:61 — And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.
  • Num 26:61 — And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.