Parallel Verses

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.

A Conservative Version

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

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
But Nadab
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 The divisions of Aaron's descendants were as follows: Aaron's sons were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. 3 David, Eleazar's descendant Zadok, and Ithamar's descendant Ahimelech divided Aaron's descendants into groups for service.


Cross References

Leviticus 10:2

A fire flashed from Jehovah and burned them. They died in the presence of Jehovah.

Numbers 3:4

Nadab and Abihu died in Jehovah's presence because they offered unauthorized fire in his presence in the Desert of Sinai. They had no children. So only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.

Numbers 26:61

Nadab and Abihu died because they offered unauthorized fire in Jehovah's presence.

Exodus 24:1

Jehovah said to Moses: You and Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of Israel's elders come up the mountain to me and worship at a distance.

Exodus 24:9

Moses and Aaron, together with Nadab and Abihu and the seventy leaders, went up the mountain.

Exodus 29:9

Then ordain them, because they and their descendants will have a long lasting priesthood.

Leviticus 10:12

Moses spoke to Aaron and his two remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar. He said: Take the grain offering that is left over from the food offered to Jehovah. Bake unleavened bread with it and eat it beside the altar. This is because this offering is very holy.

Numbers 16:39-40

The priest Eleazar took the copper incense burners that had been brought by those who had been burned to death. The incense burners were then hammered into thin metal sheets to cover the altar.

Numbers 18:7

Only you and your sons may do the work of priests, everything done at the altar and under the canopy. This is my gift to you: You may serve me as priests. Anyone else who comes near the holy place to do this work must die.

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