Leviticus Chapter 10

Leviticus Chapter 10
1 But Nadab and Abihu, the sons of
Aaron, took either of them his censer,
and put fire therein, and put incense
thereupon, and offered strange fire
before the Lord, which he had not
commanded them.
2 Therefore a fire went out from the
Lord, and devoured them: so they died
before the Lord.
3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it
that the Lord spake, saying, I will be
sanctified in them that come near me,
and before all the people I will be
glorified: but Aaron held his peace.
4 And Moses called Mishael and
Elzaphan the sons of Uzziel, the uncle of
Aaron, and said unto them, Come near,
carry your brethren from before the
sanctuary out of the host.
5 Then they went, and carried them in
their coats out of the host, as Moses had
commanded.
6 After, Moses said unto Aaron and unto
Eleazar and Ithamar his sons, Uncover
not your heads, neither rent your clothes,
lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all
the people: but let your brethren, all the
house of Israel bewail the burning which
the Lord hath kindled.
7 And go not ye 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
Moses commandment.
8 And the Lord spake unto Aaron,
saying,
9 Thou shalt not drink wine nor strong
drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when
ye come into the tabernacle of the
congregation, lest ye die: this is an
ordinance forever throughout your
generations,
10 That ye may put difference between
the holy and the unholy, and between the
clean and the unclean,
11 And that ye may teach the children of
Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath
commanded them by the hand of Moses.
12 Then Moses said unto Aaron and unto
Eleazar and to Ithamar his sons that were
left, Take the meat offering that
remaineth of the offerings of the Lord,
made by fire, and eat it without leaven
beside the altar: for it is most holy:
13 And ye shall eat it in the holy place,
because it is thy duty and thy sons’
duty of the offerings of the Lord made by
fire: for so I am commanded. 14 Also
the shaken breast and the heave shoulder
shall ye eat in a clean place: thou, and
thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for
they are given as thy duty and thy sons’
duty, of the peace offerings of the
children of Israel. 15 The heave
shoulder, and the shaken breast shall
they bring with the offerings made by
fire of the fat, to shake it to and fro
before the Lord, and it shall be thine and
thy sons with thee by a law forever, as
the Lord hath commanded.
16 And Moses sought the goat that was
offered for sin, and lo, it was burned:
therefore he was angry with Eleazar and
Ithamar the sons of Aaron, which were
left alive, saying,
17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin
offering in the holy place, seeing it is
most holy? And God hath given it you, to
bear the iniquity of the congregation, to
make an atonement for them before the
Lord.
18 Behold, the blood of it was not
brought within the holy place: ye should
have eaten it in the holy place, as I
commanded.
19 And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold,
this day have they offered their sin
offering, and their burnt offering before
the Lord, and such things as thou
knowest are come unto me: If I had eaten
the sin offering today, should it have
been accepted in the sight of the Lord?
20 So when Moses heard it, he was
content.