Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each of them took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before LORD, which he had not commanded them.
New American Standard Bible
Now
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Aaron’s sons Nadab
International Standard Version
Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu each took his own censer, placed fire in it, covered it with incense, and brought it into the LORD's presence as unauthorized fire that he had never prescribed for them.
American Standard Version
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange fire before Jehovah, which he had not commanded them.
Amplified
Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective [ceremonial] censers, put fire in them, placed incense on it and offered
Bible in Basic English
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their vessels and put fire in them and perfume, burning strange fire before the Lord, which he had not given them orders to do.
Darby Translation
And the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, took each of them his censer, and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and presented strange fire before Jehovah, which he had not commanded them.
Julia Smith Translation
And Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, will take each his censer, and give in them fire, and put upon it incense, and bring before Jehovah strange fire, which he commanded them not
King James 2000
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire in it, and put incense thereon, and offered unholy fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu each took his censer, and they put fire in them and placed incense on it; then they presented {before} Yahweh illegitimate fire, which he had not commanded them.
Modern King James verseion
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and offered strange fire before Jehovah, which He had not commanded them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censor, and put fire therein, and put cense upon; and brought strange fire before the LORD: which he commanded them not.
NET Bible
Then Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, each took his fire pan and put fire in it, set incense on it, and presented strange fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them to do.
New Heart English Bible
Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he had not commanded them.
The Emphasized Bible
Then Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, took each man his censer and placed therein fire, and put thereon incense, - and brought near before Yahweh strange fire, which he had not commanded them.
Webster
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
World English Bible
Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before Yahweh, which he had not commanded them.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, take each his censer, and put in them fire, and put on it perfume, and bring near before Jehovah strange fire, which He hath not commanded them;
Themes
Afflictions » Instances of resignation in » Aaron, at the death of nadab and abihu
Altar of incense » Punishment for » Offering strange fire on
Christian ministers » Instances of » Nadab and abihu
Disobedience to God » Exemplified » Nadab, &c
Disobedience to God » Instances of » Of nadab and abihu, in offering strange fire
Fire » Sacred » Guilt of burning incense without
Incense » Offered » In censers
Incense » Nadab and abihu destroyed for offering, with strange fire
Incense » Offered by nadab and abihu in an unauthorized manner
Miracles » Catalogue of » The destruction of nadab and abihu
Nadab » Son of aaron » Offers "strange" (unauthorized) fire to God, and is destroyed
Presumption » Instances of » Nadab and abihu
Sacrilege » Instances of » Nadab and abihu offer "strange" (unauthorized) fire
Topics
Interlinear
Laqach
Nathan
שׂים שׂוּם
Suwm
put, make, set, lay, appoint, give, set up, consider, turn, brought, ordain, place, take, shew, regard, mark, disposed, care,
Usage: 580
'esh
אשׁ
'esh
fire, burning, fiery, untranslated variant, fire , flaming, hot
Usage: 378
Qarab
Zuwr
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 10:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Deaths Of Nadab And Abihu
1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each of them took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before LORD, which he had not commanded them. 2 And there came forth fire from before LORD, and devoured them, and they died before LORD.
Cross References
Leviticus 16:12
And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil.
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.
Numbers 16:46
And Moses said to Aaron, Take thy censer, and put fire in it from off the altar, and lay incense on it, and carry it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them, for there is wrath gone out from LORD. The plague has be
Exodus 6:23
And Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, to wife, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Exodus 24:9
Then Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
Exodus 28:1
And bring thou near to thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
Leviticus 16:1
And LORD spoke to Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before LORD, and died,
Exodus 27:3
And thou shall make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its firepans; all the vessels of it thou shall make of brass.
Exodus 30:1-9
And thou shall make an altar to burn incense upon. Thou shall make it of acacia wood.
Exodus 30:34-36
And LORD said to Moses, Take to thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum, sweet spices with pure frankincense, of each shall there be a like weight.
Exodus 31:11
and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded thee they shall do.
Exodus 37:29
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
Exodus 38:3
And he made all the vessels of the altar: the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, the flesh-hooks, and the firepans. All the vessels of it he made of brass.
Exodus 40:27
and he burnt incense of sweet spices on it, as LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus 9:24
And there came forth fire from before LORD, and consumed the burnt-offering and the fat upon the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
Leviticus 22:9
They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die in it if they profane it. I am LORD who sanctifies them.
Numbers 3:2-4
And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Numbers 16:6-7
This do: Take you censers, Korah, and all his company,
Numbers 16:16-18
And Moses said to Korah, Be thou and all thy company before LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.
Deuteronomy 4:2
Ye shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of LORD your God which I command you.
Deuteronomy 12:32
Whatever thing I command you, that shall ye observe to do. Thou shall not add to it, nor diminish from it.
Deuteronomy 17:3
and has gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded,
1 Kings 13:1-2
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of LORD to Bethel. And Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
2 Chronicles 26:16-20
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against LORD his God. For he went into the temple of LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Psalm 141:2
Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Jeremiah 7:31
And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, nor did it come into my mind.
Jeremiah 19:5
and have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt-offerings to Baal, which I commanded not, nor spoke it, neither did it come into my mind.
Jeremiah 32:35
And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through [the fire] to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come into my mind, that th
Jeremiah 44:8
in that ye provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where ye have gone to sojourn, that ye may be cut off, and that ye may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations
Jeremiah 44:15
Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, even all the people who dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 44:19-21
And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink-offerings to her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink-offerings to her, without our husbands?
Luke 1:9-11
that, according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to burn incense after entering into the temple of the Lord.
Hebrews 9:4
having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid entirely in gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
Revelation 8:3-5
And another agent came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer. And much incense was given to him, so that he would give with the prayers of all the sanctified upon the golden altar before the throne.