Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no sons. Therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

New American Standard Bible

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

King James Version

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

Holman Bible

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

International Standard Version

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, leaving no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar became priests.

American Standard Version

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

Amplified

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

Bible in Basic English

But Nadab and Abihu came to their end before their father, and had no children; so Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests.

Darby Translation

And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.

Julia Smith Translation

And Nadab will die, and Abihu, before their father; and sons were not to them: and Eleazar and Ithamar will be priests.

King James 2000

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and {they had no sons}, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

Modern King James verseion

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. And Eleazar and Ithamar were priests.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children. And Eleazar and Ithamar were the Priests.

NET Bible

Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

New Heart English Bible

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

The Emphasized Bible

but Nadab and Abihu, died, before their father, and sons, had they none, - but Eleazar and Ithamar became priests;

Webster

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priests' office.

World English Bible

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

Youngs Literal Translation

and Nadab dieth, and Abihu, in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נדב 
Nadab 
Usage: 20

and Abihu
H30
אביהוּא 
'Abiyhuw' 
Usage: 12

מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

אלעזר 
'El`azar 
Usage: 72

and Ithamar
איתמר 
'Iythamar 
Usage: 21

References

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Context Readings

David Organizes The Priests

1 And the divisions of the sons of Aaron [were these]. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no sons. Therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 3 And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

Cross References

Leviticus 10:2

And there came forth fire from before LORD, and devoured them, and they died before LORD.

Numbers 3:4

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

Numbers 26:61

And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before LORD.

Exodus 24:1

And he said to Moses, Come up to LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship ye afar off.

Exodus 24:9

Then Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.

Exodus 29:9

And thou shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and bind head-coverings on them. And they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute. And thou shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.

Leviticus 10:12

And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons who were left, Take the meal-offering that remains of the offerings of LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar, for it is most holy.

Numbers 16:39-40

And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which those who were burnt had offered, and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,

Numbers 18:7

And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar, and for that within the veil, and ye shall serve. I give you the priesthood as a service of gift. And the stranger who comes near shall be put

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