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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So fire blazed forth from the LORD’s presence and burned them up, and they died there before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And fire came out from the presence of Yahweh and consumed them, and they died before Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And fire came out from the presence of the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then fire came from the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then fire came from the LORD and burned them to death before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Suddenly the LORD sent fiery flames and burned them to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there came forth fire from before the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A fire flashed from the LORD and burned them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Suddenly the LORD sent fire, and it burned them to death there in the presence of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As a result, fire came out from the LORD's presence and incinerated them. They died while in the LORD's presence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So fire went out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them so that they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And fire came forth from before the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Fire came out from before Yahweh, and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and fire goes out from before YHWH and consumes them, and they die before YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and fire goeth out from before Jehovah, and consumeth them, and they die before Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And fire will come forth from before Jehovah, and will consume them, and they will die before Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And fire coming out from the Lord destroyed them, and they died before the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And fire coming out from the Lord destroyed them, and they died in the sight of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Fire therefore came forth from the LORD’s presence and consumed them, so that they died in the LORD’s presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there went out fire from before the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And fire came out from before LORD JEHOVAH and consumed them and they died before LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And there came forth fire from before the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and fire came forth from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/10-2.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=2187" 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">1</span>Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">So fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wat·tê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">came out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mil·lip̄·nê (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">from the presence</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wat·tō·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and consumed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·yā·mu·ṯū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and they died</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in the presence of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’ ” But Aaron remained silent.…<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/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35</a></span><br />And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.<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="/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/26-61.htm">Numbers 26:61</a></span><br />but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.<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="/exodus/24-1.htm">Exodus 24:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-22.htm">Exodus 19:22</a></span><br />Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/28-1.htm">Exodus 28:1</a></span><br />“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-19.htm">1 Samuel 6:19</a></span><br />But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">1 Kings 13:1-5</a></span><br />Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD. / And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’” / That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a></span><br />“For our God is a consuming fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-11</a></span><br />Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ...<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-13.htm">Matthew 15:13</a></span><br />But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">fire</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a></b></br> And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: <i>which</i> when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/16-1.htm">Leviticus 16:1</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/3-3.htm">Numbers 3:3,4</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office… </p><p class="hdg">they died</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/3-3.htm">Numbers 3:3,4</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-32.htm">Numbers 16:32,33,49</a></b></br> And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that <i>appertained</i> unto Korah, and all <i>their</i> goods… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-61.htm">Numbers 26:61</a></b></br> And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a></b></br> And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: <i>which</i> when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.</p><p class="hdg">Note.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-5.htm">Leviticus 10:5</a></b></br> So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a></b></br> For Tophet <i>is</i> ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made <i>it</i> deep <i>and</i> large: the pile thereof <i>is</i> fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/6-13.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-4.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/genesis/41-24.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-35.htm">Die</a> <a href="/exodus/32-28.htm">Died</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Presence</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-9.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-20.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/numbers/16-35.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-15.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Die</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-1.htm">Died</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-12.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-1.htm">Presence</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'; 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In the context of Leviticus, the presence of the LORD often refers to the Holy of Holies, where God's glory dwelt among the Israelites. The fire symbolizes God's holiness and judgment, reminiscent of the fire that consumed the burnt offering in <a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a>, which was a sign of God's acceptance. Here, however, it signifies His judgment against unauthorized worship. This event parallels the fire that consumed Sodom and Gomorrah (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a>) and the fire that will come in the end times as a form of divine judgment (<a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-8</a>).<p><b>and consumed them</b><br>The consumption by fire indicates total destruction, emphasizing the severity of the offense. Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded (<a href="/leviticus/10.htm">Leviticus 10:1</a>). This act of disobedience and irreverence in worship led to their immediate death. The consuming fire serves as a warning about the holiness of God and the importance of approaching Him with reverence and obedience. This concept is echoed in <a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a>, which states, "For our God is a consuming fire."<p><b>and they died in the presence of the LORD</b><br>Their death in the presence of the LORD underscores the seriousness of their transgression. Being in the presence of the LORD was a privilege and a responsibility, as seen in the role of the priests who ministered before Him. The immediate death of Nadab and Abihu serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of sin and disobedience, especially for those who are called to lead in worship. This incident foreshadows the ultimate judgment for sin, which is death (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>), and highlights the need for a mediator, fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who provides a way for humanity to approach God with confidence (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nadab_and_abihu.htm">Nadab and Abihu</a></b><br>Sons of Aaron, the first high priest of Israel. They were consecrated as priests but disobeyed God's command regarding the offering of incense.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites and brother of Aaron. He communicated God's laws and instructions to the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The first high priest of Israel and brother of Moses. He was responsible for the priestly duties and the spiritual leadership of the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where sacrifices and offerings were made.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fire_from_the_lord.htm">The Fire from the LORD</a></b><br>A divine act of judgment that consumed Nadab and Abihu for their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>God's holiness demands reverence and obedience. Nadab and Abihu's actions remind us that approaching God requires respect for His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's instructions is crucial. The consequences faced by Nadab and Abihu serve as a warning against taking God's commands lightly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leaders.htm">The Role of Leaders</a></b><br>Spiritual leaders are held to a high standard. Nadab and Abihu's failure highlights the responsibility of leaders to model obedience and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_with_reverence.htm">Worship with Reverence</a></b><br>Worship should be conducted with a heart of reverence and in accordance with God's instructions, reflecting His holiness and majesty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God's justice is evident in the judgment of Nadab and Abihu, His mercy is also available to those who seek forgiveness and strive to follow His ways.<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_reconcile_god's_mercy_and_judgment.htm">How do we resolve the apparent contradiction between God's mercy in other passages and His severe judgment here (Lev 10)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_nadab_and_abihu_in_the_bible.htm">Who were Nadab and Abihu in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_nadab_and_abihu's_death.htm">How do we reconcile the sudden supernatural death of Nadab and Abihu (Lev 10:1-2) with natural law and scientific understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'consuming_fire'_fit_science.htm">In Hebrews 12:29, how does describing God as a 'consuming fire' fit with modern scientific understanding of fire and energy?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">And there went out fire from the Lord.</span>--By fire they sinned, and by fire they died. The Divine fire which issued forth to consume the sacrifices as a token of acceptance, now descended as the avenger of sin to consume the sacrificers, just as the same gospel is to one a savour of life unto life, and to another a savour of death unto death. (<a href="/2_corinthians/2-16.htm" title="To the one we are the smell of death to death; and to the other the smell of life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?">2Corinthians 2:16</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">And devoured them.</span>--That is, slay them, since we are told in <a href="/leviticus/10-5.htm" title="So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.">Leviticus 10:5</a> that not only were their bodies in a perfect state of preservation, but even their garments were not burnt. The word <span class= "ital">consume, </span>however, is used here to keep up the connection between this verse and chap 9:24.<p><span class= "bld">They died before the Lord.</span>--That is, in the court of the sanctuary (see <a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm" title="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.">Leviticus 10:1</a>), on the very spot where the sin was committed.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured.</span> These are the exact words used in <a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a> of the fire that consumed the sacrifices. The fire was the same; its source was the same; its effect was the same, and yet how different! <span class="cmt_word">They died before the Lord</span>; that is, they were struck dead at the door of the tabernacle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/10-2.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 fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֛שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֥צֵא</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the presence</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלִּפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and devoured</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֣אכַל</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them,</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they died</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּמֻ֖תוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·mu·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/10-2.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 10:2 And fire came forth from before Yahweh (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 10:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 10:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 10:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 10:3" /></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>