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as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So they went near and carried them by their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they came forward and carried them, <i>still</i> in their tunics, to <i>an area</i> outside the camp, just as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So they came forward and carried them still in their tunics to the outside of the camp, as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So they came forward and carried them still in their tunics to the outside of the camp, as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they came near and carried them still in their tunics to the outside of the camp, as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So they came forward and carried them, still in their undertunics, outside the camp, as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they came forward and carried them in their tunics outside the camp, as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they came forward and carried them in their tunics outside the camp, as Moses had said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So they drew near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So they dragged the dead men away by their clothes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So they drew near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So they came and took them away to a place outside the camp, as Moses told them. The dead men were still in their linen robes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So they came and took hold of the clothing on the corpses and carried them outside the camp, just as Moses had commanded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So they approached to carry them in their tunics outside the camp, just as Moses had commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they came forward and carried them, still in their tunics, outside the camp, as Moses had directed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So they came near and carried them away in their tunics to a place outside the camp just as Moses had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So they drew near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So they came near, and carried them in their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had said. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they come near, and carry them in their coats to the outside of the camp, as Moses has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they come near, and bear them in their coats unto the outside of the camp, as Moses hath spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will draw near and lift them up in their tunics to without the camp; as Moses spake.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they went forthwith and took them as they lay, vested with linen tunicks, and cast them forth, as had been commanded them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And moving quickly, they took them as they lay, vested with linen tunics, and cast them outside, just as had been commanded them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So they drew near and carried them by means of their tunics outside the camp, as Moses had commanded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They came forward and carried them by their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had ordered.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So they drew near and carried them in their vestments out of the camp; as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they came and they took them in their ritual robes and they took them outside of the camp just as Moshe said.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So they drew near, and carried them in their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they came near and took them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/10-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=2224" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/10.htm">The Sin of Nadab and Abihu</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.” <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: way·yiq·rə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">So they came forward</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: way·yiś·śā·’um (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">and carried them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3801.htm" title="3801: bə·ḵut·to·nō·ṯām (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A tunic. Or kuttoneth; from an unused root meaning to cover; a shirt.">still in their tunics,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: mi·ḥūṣ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">outside</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: lam·ma·ḥă·neh (Prep-l, Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">the camp,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">had directed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-4.htm">Numbers 3:4</a></span><br />Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-23.htm">Numbers 20:23-29</a></span><br />And at Mount Hor, near the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, / “Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah. / Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34</a></span><br />And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-7.htm">2 Samuel 6:7</a></span><br />And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/13-10.htm">1 Chronicles 13:10</a></span><br />And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">1 Chronicles 24:2</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16-18</a></span><br />“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. / Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.” / So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-10.htm">2 Kings 1:10-12</a></span><br />Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. / So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” / Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-20.htm">2 Kings 23:20</a></span><br />On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-5.htm">Acts 5:5-10</a></span><br />On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened. / Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him. / About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-11</a></span><br />These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” / We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Hebrews 10:28-31</a></span><br />Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. / How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace? / For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">1 Corinthians 3:17</a></span><br />If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Jude 1:5-7</a></span><br />Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe. / And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day. / In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-5.htm">Revelation 11:5</a></span><br />If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.</p><p class="hdg">no references listed for this verse.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-4.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/exodus/27-7.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-13.htm">Coats</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-8.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-4.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-4.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-16.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-4.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-4.htm">Tent-Circle</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-13.htm">Tunics</a> <a href="/exodus/40-14.htm">Vests</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/10-17.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-46.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-27.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-25.htm">Coats</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-1.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/3-16.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-46.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-46.htm">Tent-Circle</a> <a href="/ezra/2-69.htm">Tunics</a> <a href="/exodus/28-40.htm">Vests</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Aadab and Abihu, for offering strange fire, are burnt by fire</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Aaron and his sons are forbidden to mourn for them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/10-8.htm">The priests are forbidden wine when they are to go into the tabernacle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/10-12.htm">The law of eating the holy things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/10-16.htm">Aaron's excuse for transgressing thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So they came forward</b><br>This phrase refers to the actions of Mishael and Elzaphan, the cousins of Nadab and Abihu, who were called by Moses to remove the bodies of the deceased priests. This act of coming forward signifies obedience to Moses' command and a willingness to serve in a difficult situation. It highlights the importance of following divine instructions, even when the task is unpleasant or challenging.<p><b>and carried them</b><br>The act of carrying Nadab and Abihu's bodies indicates the seriousness of their offense and the immediate need to remove the impurity from the holy area. In ancient Israelite culture, touching a dead body rendered a person ceremonially unclean, yet this task was necessary to maintain the sanctity of the tabernacle. This reflects the gravity of sin and its consequences, as well as the need for purification and separation from sin.<p><b>still in their tunics</b><br>The mention of the tunics emphasizes that Nadab and Abihu were still in their priestly garments when they died. This detail underscores the abruptness of their judgment and serves as a reminder of the holiness required of those who serve before God. The tunics, part of the priestly attire, symbolize their consecration and the expectation of purity and obedience in their service.<p><b>outside the camp</b><br>Removing the bodies outside the camp signifies the removal of impurity from the community. In the Israelite camp, the presence of God dwelled in the tabernacle, and anything unclean had to be taken outside to preserve the holiness of the camp. This act foreshadows the concept of Jesus Christ being crucified outside the city, bearing the sins of the world and taking impurity upon Himself to sanctify believers.<p><b>as Moses had directed</b><br>This phrase highlights Moses' role as the mediator between God and the people, ensuring that God's commands are followed precisely. It reflects the importance of leadership and obedience in maintaining the covenant relationship with God. Moses' direction is a reminder of the need for adherence to divine instructions and the consequences of deviating from them.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His laws and commandments. In this context, Moses is the one giving instructions regarding the handling of Nadab and Abihu's bodies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the High Priest of Israel. He is the father of Nadab and Abihu, who were struck down by God for offering unauthorized fire.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nadab_and_abihu.htm">Nadab and Abihu</a></b><br>Sons of Aaron who were consumed by fire from the Lord for offering unauthorized fire before Him, an act of disobedience and irreverence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/eleazar_and_ithamar.htm">Eleazar and Ithamar</a></b><br>The remaining sons of Aaron, who were tasked with carrying out the bodies of their brothers from the sanctuary.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The sacred place where God dwelled among His people and where the priests performed their duties. It is the setting for the events of <a href="/bsb/leviticus/10.htm">Leviticus 10</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_holiness.htm">Reverence for God's Holiness</a></b><br>The incident with Nadab and Abihu underscores the importance of approaching God with reverence and obedience. Worship is not to be taken lightly, and God's holiness demands respect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The specific instructions given by God are not arbitrary; they are meant to guide His people in holiness. Disobedience, especially in worship, has serious consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_worship.htm">The Role of Leadership in Worship</a></b><br>Moses and Aaron's roles highlight the responsibility of spiritual leaders to uphold God's standards and guide others in proper worship practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Nadab and Abihu's fate serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of straying from God's commands. It calls believers to examine their own lives for areas of disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Community in Worship</a></b><br>Eleazar and Ithamar's involvement in removing their brothers' bodies shows the communal aspect of worship and the need for the community to uphold God's standards together.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_leviticus_5_and_hebrews_10_4_align.htm">How do interpreters reconcile Leviticus 5's focus on sacrifices with Hebrews 10:4 declaring it impossible for animal blood to remove sins?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_confirm_moses_and_aaron's_roles.htm">Psalm 99:6 mentions Moses, Aaron, and Samuel; how can we confirm the historical existence and roles of Moses and Aaron, given limited archaeological evidence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_lev._18_5_vs._rom._3_20_a_contradiction.htm">Leviticus 18:5 promises life through obedience, yet Romans 3:20 says the Law can't grant righteousness. Is this an irreconcilable contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_death_for_gathering_wood_on_sabbath.htm">Numbers 15:32-36: Why is gathering wood on the Sabbath punished by death, and how does this align with a just moral system today?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">And carried them in their coats.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and they carried them in their tunics, </span>the long white, garments in which they ministered, and which were the most characteristic part of the sacerdotal vestments. In ordinary cases the cast-off dresses of the priests were converted into wick for the lamps of the sanctuary, but in this case they were buried with the persons, for, apart from their becoming unclean by their contact with the corpses, no one would have used them, having been worn at a time of so awful a visitation.<p><span class= "bld">Out of the camp.</span>--Burial places in ancient times were outside the towns in open fields. (See <a href="/genesis/23-9.htm" title="That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a burial plot among you.">Genesis 23:9</a>; <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm" title="And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure">Genesis 23:17</a>; <a href="/matthew/27-7.htm" title="And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.">Matthew 27:7</a>; <a href="/luke/8-27.htm" title="And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither stayed in any house, but in the tombs.">Luke 8:27</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp.</span> Their <span class="accented">coats</span> were the tunics which they had put on as their priestly attire (<a href="/leviticus/8-13.htm">Leviticus 8:13</a>). The lightning flash which had struck them down had not injured their clothes. As Mishael and Elzaphan became ceremonially defiled by contact with the corpses, and as the Passover was now at hand, it has been thought that it was in reference to their case that the concession was made, that those d, filed by a dead body might keep the Passover on the fourteenth day of the second instead of the first month (<a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6-11</a>). The defilement caused by death ceased when Christ had died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/10-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So they came forward</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּקְרְב֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and carried them,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשָּׂאֻם֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiś·śā·’um)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">still in their tunics,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכֻתֳּנֹתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵut·to·nō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3801.htm">Strong's 3801: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shirt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">outside</span><br /><span class="heb">מִח֖וּץ</span> <span class="translit">(mi·ḥūṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the camp,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(lam·ma·ḥă·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶֽׁה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had directed.</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/10-5.htm">Leviticus 10:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/10-5.htm">Leviticus 10:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/10-5.htm">Leviticus 10:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/10-5.htm">Leviticus 10:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/10-5.htm">Leviticus 10:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/10-5.htm">Leviticus 10:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/10-5.htm">Leviticus 10:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/10-5.htm">Leviticus 10:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/10-5.htm">Leviticus 10:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/10-5.htm">Leviticus 10:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/10-5.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 10:5 So they drew near and carried them (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/10-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 10:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 10:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 10:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 10:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>