Leviticus 10:2
What does Leviticus 10:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 10:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And fire came out from before the Lord, burning them up and causing their destruction before the Lord.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and fire goeth out from before Jehovah, and consumeth them, and they die before Jehovah.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And fire coming out from the Lord destroyed them: and they died before the Lord.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And there went out fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.
Context
v.1And 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.
v.2This passage
v.3Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that Jehovah spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 16:49
Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah.
- Leviticus 16:1
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before Jehovah, and died;
- 1 Chronicles 13:10
And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.
- 1 Chronicles 24:2
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.
- 1 Samuel 6:19
And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Jehovah, he smote of the people seventy men, andfifty thousand men; and the people mourned, because Jehovah had smitten the people with a great slaughter.
- Numbers 3:3
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
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