1 N adab 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.

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 and unholy fire before the Lord, as He had not commanded them.

2 F ire came out from before Yahweh, and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.

And there came forth fire from before the Lord and killed them, and they died before the Lord.

3 T hen Moses said to Aaron, “This is what Yahweh spoke of, saying, ‘I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” Aaron held his peace.

Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord meant when He said, I will be acknowledged as hallowed by those who come near Me, and before all the people I will be honored. And Aaron said nothing.

4 M oses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Draw near, carry your brothers from before the sanctuary out of the camp.”

Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Uzziel uncle of Aaron, and said to them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.

5 S o they came near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said.

So they drew near and carried them in their undertunics out of the camp, as Moses had said.

6 M oses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, “Don’t let the hair of your heads go loose, and don’t tear your clothes; so that you don’t die, and so that he not be angry with all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Yahweh has kindled.

And Moses said to Aaron and Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, Do not uncover your heads or let your hair go loose or tear your clothes, lest you die and lest God’s wrath should come upon all the congregation; but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled.

7 Y ou shall not go out from the door of the Tent of Meeting, lest you die; for the anointing oil of Yahweh is on you.” They did according to the word of Moses.

And you shall not go out from the door of the Tent of Meeting, lest you die, for the Lord’s anointing oil is upon you. And they did according to Moses’ word.

8 T hen Yahweh said to Aaron,

And the Lord said to Aaron,

9 “ You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.

Do not drink wine or strong drink, you or your sons, when you go into the Tent of Meeting, lest you die; it shall be a statute forever in all your generations.

10 Y ou are to make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean.

You shall make a distinction and recognize a difference between the holy and the common or unholy, and between the unclean and the clean;

11 Y ou are to teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Yahweh has spoken to them by Moses.”

And you are to teach the Israelites all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them by Moses.

12 M oses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons who were left, “Take the meal offering that remains of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, and eat it without yeast beside the altar; for it is most holy;

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

13 a nd you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your portion, and your sons’ portion, of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire: for so I am commanded.

You shall eat it in a sacred place, because it is your due and your sons’ due, from the offerings made by fire to the Lord; for so I am commanded.

14 T he waved breast and the heaved thigh you shall eat in a clean place, you, and your sons, and your daughters with you: for they are given as your portion, and your sons’ portion, out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the children of Israel.

But the breast that is waved and the thigh that is offered you shall eat in a clean place, you and your sons and daughters with you; for they are your due and your sons’ due, given out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the Israelites.

15 T he heaved thigh and the waved breast they shall bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh: and it shall be yours, and your sons’ with you, as a portion forever; as Yahweh has commanded.”

The thigh that is offered and the breast that is waved they shall bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave for a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be yours and your sons’ with you as a portion or due perpetually, as the Lord has commanded.

16 M oses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burned: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying,

And Moses diligently tried to find the goat for the sin offering, and behold, it was burned up! And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left alive, and said,

17 “ Why haven’t you eaten the sin offering in the place of the sanctuary, since it is most holy, and he has given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before Yahweh?

Why have you not eaten the sin offering in the Holy Place? It is most holy; and God has given it to you to bear and take away the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord.

18 B ehold, its blood was not brought into the inner part of the sanctuary: you certainly should have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded.”

Behold, the blood of it was not brought within the Holy Place; you should indeed have eaten in the Holy Place, as I commanded.

19 A aron spoke to Moses, “Behold, today they have offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before Yahweh; and such things as these have happened to me. If I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been pleasing in Yahweh’s sight?”

But Aaron said to Moses, Behold, this very day in which they have offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord, such have befallen me! If I had eaten the most holy sin offering today, would it have been acceptable in the sight of the Lord?

20 W hen Moses heard that, it was pleasing in his sight.

And when Moses heard that, he was pacified.