The Third Book of Moses, called Leviticus 10

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1 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 ⚑

2 And there went out fire from the LORD and devoured them and 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 nigh me and before all the people I will be glorified And 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 camp ⚑

5 So they went near and carried them in their coats out of the camp as Moses had said ⚑

6 And Moses said unto Aaron and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar his sons Uncover not your heads neither rend your clothes lest ye die and lest wrath come upon all the people but let your brethren the whole house of Israel bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled ⚑

7 And ye shall not go 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 the word of Moses ⚑

8 And the LORD spake unto Aaron saying ⚑

9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink thou nor thy sons with thee when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation lest ye die it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations ⚑

10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy and between unclean and clean ⚑

11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses ⚑

12 And Moses spake unto Aaron and unto Eleazar and unto 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 due and thy sons’ due of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire for so I am commanded ⚑

14 And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place thou and thy sons and thy daughters with thee for they be thy due and thy sons’ due which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel ⚑

15 The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD and it shall be thine and thy sons’ with thee by a statute for ever as the LORD hath commanded ⚑

16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering and behold it was burnt and 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 atonement for them before the LORD ⚑

18 Behold the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place ye should indeed 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 have befallen me and if I had eaten the sin offering to day should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD ⚑

20 And when Moses heard that he was content ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain