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He said to them, “Come forward and carry away the bodies of your relatives from in front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.” <a href="/esv/leviticus/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come near; carry your brothers away from the front of the sanctuary and out of the camp.” <a href="/bsb/leviticus/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/leviticus/10.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/10.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.” <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Moses called also to Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come forward, carry your relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to an area outside of the camp.” <a href="/nasb/leviticus/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> Moses called also to Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron&#8217s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, &#8220Come forward, carry your relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to the outside of the camp.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Moses called also to Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come forward, carry your relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to the outside of the camp.” <a href="/lsb/leviticus/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Moses called to Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come near, carry your relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to the outside of the camp.” <a href="/amp/leviticus/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel who was Aaron’s uncle, and said to them, “Come here, carry your relatives away from the front of the sanctuary and take them outside the camp.” <a href="/csb/leviticus/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here and carry your relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.” <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron&#8217s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, &#8220Come here and carry your relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.&#8221 <a href="/asv/leviticus/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Draw near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. <a href="/cev/leviticus/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Moses sent for Mishael and Elzaphan, the two sons of Aaron's uncle Uzziel. Then he told them, "Take these two dead relatives of yours outside the camp far from the entrance to the sacred tent." <a href="/erv/leviticus/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Draw near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron's uncle, Uzziel. He told them, "Come and take your relatives away from in front of the holy place. Take them outside the camp." <a href="/gnt/leviticus/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, Aaron's uncle, and said to them, "Come here and carry your cousins' bodies away from the sacred Tent and put them outside the camp." <a href="/isv/leviticus/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then Moses called on Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, Aaron's uncle, and said, "Come here and carry your brothers away from the sanctuary, outside the camp." <a href="/msb/leviticus/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/leviticus/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Moses then called to Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, Aaron's uncle, and said to them, "Come near, carry your brothers away from the front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp." <a href="/nheb/leviticus/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moses 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." <a href="/wbt/leviticus/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. <a href="/web/leviticus/10.htm">World English Bible</a> Moses 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Moses calls to Mishael and to Elzaphan, sons of Uzziel, uncle of Aaron, and says to them, “Come near, carry your brothers from the front of the holy place to the outside of the camp”; <a href="/ylt/leviticus/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Moses calleth unto Mishael and unto Elzaphan, sons of Uzziel, uncle of Aaron, and saith unto them, 'Come near, bear your brethren from the front of the sanctuary unto the outside of the camp;' <a href="/slt/leviticus/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Moses will call to Mishael and to Elzaphan, sons of Uzziel, Aaron's uncle, and say to them, Draw near; lift up your brethren from before the holy place, to without the camp.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Moses called Misael and Elisaphan, the sons of Oziel, the uncle of Aaron, and said to them: Go and take away your brethren from before the sanctuary, and carry them without the camp. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, the paternal uncle of Aaron, and he said to them, “Go and take your brothers from the sight of the Sanctuary, and carry them beyond the camp.” <a href="/nabre/leviticus/10.htm">New American Bible</a> Then Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, with the order, “Come, carry your kinsmen from before the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.” <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come forward, and carry your kinsmen away from the front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Moses called Manshael and Elizphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Moshe called Manshayel and Elytsphan, sons of Uzil, paternal uncle of Ahron, and he said to them, “Come, take your brethren from before the face of the Holy Place outside of the camp.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them: 'Draw near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.' <a href="/sep/leviticus/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Moses called Misadae, and Elisaphan, sons of Oziel, sons of the brother of Aaron's father, and said to them, Draw near and take your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/10-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=2211" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/10.htm">The Sin of Nadab and Abihu</a> …3Then 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. 4<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/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">summoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4332.htm" title="4332: mî·šā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From miy and 'el with the abbrev. Insep. Relatively interposed; who what God?; Mishael, the name of three Israelites.">Mishael</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/469.htm" title="469: ’el·ṣā·p̄ān (N-proper-ms) -- God has protected, two Isr. Or Eltsaphan; from 'el and tsaphan; God of treasure; Elitsaphan or Eltsaphan, an Israelite.">and Elzaphan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">of Aaron’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1730.htm" title="1730: dōḏ (N-msc) -- Or dod; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. to love; by implication, a love- token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle.">uncle</a> <a href="/hebrew/5816.htm" title="5816: ‘uz·zî·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- My strength is God, the name of several Isr. From oz and 'el; strength of God; Uzziel, the name of six Israelites.">Uzziel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: qir·ḇū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">“Come here;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: śə·’ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">carry</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ă·ḥê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">the bodies of your cousins</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’êṯ (Prep-m:: DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></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/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">away from the front</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">of the sanctuary.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> 5So they came forward and carried them, still in their tunics, outside the camp, as Moses had directed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/3-4.htm">Numbers 3:4</a> 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. <a href="/numbers/16-1.htm">Numbers 16:1-3</a> Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted / a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly. / They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?” <a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">Numbers 16:31-35</a> As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open, / and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions. / They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly. ... <a href="/numbers/18-1.htm">Numbers 18:1-7</a> So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood. / But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony. / And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">1 Chronicles 24:2</a> But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. <a href="/2_samuel/6-6.htm">2 Samuel 6:6-7</a> When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled. / 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. <a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">1 Kings 13:1-5</a> 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.’” ... <a href="/2_kings/1-9.htm">2 Kings 1:9-12</a> Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’” / 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!’” ... <a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">2 Chronicles 26:16-21</a> But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. / Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him. / They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.” ... <a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Ezekiel 44:10-14</a> Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity. / Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them. / Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD. ... <a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Hebrews 10:28-29</a> 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? <a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-11</a> 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? ... <a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-11</a> 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. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/11-30.htm">1 Corinthians 11:30-32</a> That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. / Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment. / But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. <a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a> For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, Come near, carry your brothers from before the sanctuary out of the camp.Uzziel<a href="/exodus/6-18.htm">Exodus 6:18,22</a> And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years… <a href="/numbers/3-19.htm">Numbers 3:19,30</a> And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel… <a href="/1_chronicles/6-2.htm">1 Chronicles 6:2</a> And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.carry<a href="/luke/7-12.htm">Luke 7:12</a> Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.<a href="/acts/5-6.htm">Acts 5:6,9,10</a> And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him… <a href="/acts/8-2.htm">Acts 8:2</a> And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-18.htm">Aaron's</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-11.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-11.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/exodus/6-22.htm">Elzaphan</a> <a href="/exodus/6-22.htm">Elza'phan</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-13.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-5.htm">Front</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/6-22.htm">Mishael</a> <a href="/daniel/2-17.htm">Mish'a-El</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-11.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/genesis/43-7.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-11.htm">Tent-Circle</a> <a href="/amos/6-10.htm">Uncle</a> <a href="/exodus/6-22.htm">Uzziel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-16.htm">Aaron's</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-5.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-6.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/exodus/6-22.htm">Elzaphan</a> <a href="/exodus/6-22.htm">Elza'phan</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-5.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-41.htm">Front</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-7.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-4.htm">Mishael</a> <a href="/daniel/1-6.htm">Mish'a-El</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-5.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-5.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-6.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-17.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-5.htm">Tent-Circle</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-20.htm">Uncle</a> <a href="/numbers/3-19.htm">Uzziel</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 10</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Aadab and Abihu, for offering strange fire, are burnt by fire</a> 6. <a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Aaron and his sons are forbidden to mourn for them</a> 8. <a href="/leviticus/10-8.htm">The priests are forbidden wine when they are to go into the tabernacle</a> 12. <a href="/leviticus/10-12.htm">The law of eating the holy things</a> 16. <a href="/leviticus/10-16.htm">Aaron's excuse for transgressing thereof</a> </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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Mishael and Elzaphan are Levites, specifically from the clan of Kohath, which is significant as the Kohathites were responsible for the most sacred duties in the tabernacle. Their summoning indicates the importance of maintaining holiness and order in the camp.sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel Uzziel was the brother of Amram, Moses and Aaron's father, making Mishael and Elzaphan first cousins to Aaron's sons. This familial connection underscores the communal and familial responsibilities within the Israelite camp. It also highlights the importance of kinship in maintaining the sanctity of the priestly duties.and said to them, “Come here; Moses' directive is immediate and authoritative, reflecting the urgency of the situation. The command to "come here" signifies the need for swift action to prevent further defilement of the sanctuary area.carry the bodies of your cousins The bodies referred to are those of Nadab and Abihu, who were struck down by God for offering unauthorized fire. The task of carrying the bodies is given to relatives, which maintains the purity laws by preventing the priests from becoming ceremonially unclean through contact with the dead.outside the camp, The instruction to take the bodies outside the camp aligns with the Levitical laws concerning cleanliness and the handling of dead bodies. The camp represents the dwelling place of God among His people, and anything unclean must be removed to preserve the holiness of the community.away from the front of the sanctuary.” This phrase emphasizes the sanctity of the sanctuary area, where God's presence dwelt. The removal of the bodies from this holy space is crucial to maintaining the reverence and purity required in worship. It also serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of disobedience to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His laws and commandments. In this context, Moses is giving instructions following a tragic event. 2. <a href="/topical/m/mishael_and_elzaphan.htm">Mishael and Elzaphan</a> Sons of Uzziel, Aaron's uncle. They are Levites, called upon by Moses to carry out a specific duty in the aftermath of Nadab and Abihu's death. 3. <a href="/topical/u/uzziel.htm">Uzziel</a> Aaron's uncle, making Mishael and Elzaphan cousins to Nadab and Abihu. His lineage is part of the Levitical priesthood. 4. <a href="/topical/n/nadab_and_abihu.htm">Nadab and Abihu</a> Sons of Aaron who offered unauthorized fire before the Lord and were consumed by fire as a result of their disobedience. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sanctuary.htm">The Sanctuary</a> The holy place where God's presence dwelt among the Israelites. It was to be kept pure and undefiled.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_holiness.htm">Reverence for God's Holiness</a> The incident underscores the importance of approaching God with the utmost respect and obedience. It serves as a reminder that God's holiness demands reverence. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> The tragic outcome for Nadab and Abihu illustrates the necessity of adhering strictly to God's instructions. Believers are called to obey God's Word fully. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> Mishael and Elzaphan's role in removing the bodies highlights the communal aspect of maintaining holiness. The community must work together to uphold God's standards. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a> Moses' leadership in directing the response to the crisis shows the importance of godly leadership in guiding and maintaining order within the community. <a href="/topical/p/purity_in_worship.htm">Purity in Worship</a> The removal of Nadab and Abihu's bodies from the sanctuary area emphasizes the need for purity in worship spaces, both physically and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 10</a> <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> <a href="/q/is_animal_sacrifice_needed.htm">Is animal sacrifice necessary? (Leviticus 4:31 vs. Hebrews 10:4)</a> <a href="/q/how_do_lev._9_7-8_and_heb._10_4_align.htm">In Leviticus 9:7-8, how can the idea that priests make atonement for the people be squared with Hebrews 10:4, which says animal sacrifices can't truly remove sin?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_the_book_of_james.htm">What does Jesus as propitiation for our sins mean?</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>(4) And Moses called . . . the sons of Uzziel.--Uzziel was the son of Kohath, the younger brother of Amram. As Amram was the father of Aaron, Uzziel was the uncle of Aaron. Uzziel had three sons, of whom Mishael and Elzaphan were two (<a href="/exodus/6-18.htm" title="And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.">Exodus 6:18</a>; <a href="/exodus/6-22.htm" title="And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.">Exodus 6:22</a>). Eleazar and Ithamar, as ordinary priests, might have been employed in removing the remains of their slain brothers. (See <a href="/context/leviticus/21-1.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and say to them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:">Leviticus 21:1-4</a>) Naturally they were too much affected by this appalling scene; Moses therefore wanted to spare their feelings, and hence charged their cousins-german with the task of carrying away the dead bodies. The reason why Izar and Hebron, the two older uncles of Aaron, are here passed over is because the discontent of their children with the choice of Aaron and his sons to the priesthood, which afterward broke out in open rebellion on the part of Korah, Izar's son (Numbers 16, 17), had evidently begun to show itself when they witnessed the imposing ceremonies of the consecration. It was necessary that those who suffered so signally for the transgression of the Divine institutions should be buried by men whose allegiance to God's law was unimpeachable.Carry your brethren.--That is, your kinsmen. The expression brother is frequently used in the Bible in the sense of near relation. (See <a href="/genesis/13-8.htm" title="And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we be brothers.">Genesis 13:8</a>; <a href="/genesis/14-6.htm" title="And the Horites in their mount Seir, to Elparan, which is by the wilderness.">Genesis 14:6</a>; <a href="/genesis/24-48.htm" title="And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter to his son.">Genesis 24:48</a>; <a href="/context/genesis/29-12.htm" title="And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.">Genesis 29:12-15</a>, &c.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - Uzziel was the youngest brother of Amram (see <a href="/exodus/6-18.htm">Exodus 6:18-22</a>). His sons, Mishael and Elzaphan, were therefore second cousins of Nadab and Abihu, who are here called their brethren. (Cf. the use of the term "brothers of the Lord," applied probably to his first cousins in the New Testament.) <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/10-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Moses מֹשֶׁ֗ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver summoned וַיִּקְרָ֣א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read Mishael מִֽישָׁאֵל֙ (mî·šā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4332.htm">Strong's 4332: </a> Mishael -- 'Who is what God is?' three Israelites and Elzaphan, אֶלְצָפָ֔ן (’el·ṣā·p̄ān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_469.htm">Strong's 469: </a> Elizaphan -- 'God has protected', two Israelites sons בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Aaron’s אַהֲרֹ֑ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses uncle דֹּ֣ד (dōḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1730.htm">Strong's 1730: </a> To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle Uzziel, עֻזִּיאֵ֖ל (‘uz·zî·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5816.htm">Strong's 5816: </a> Uzziel -- 'my strength is God', the name of several Israelites and said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to them, אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to “Come here; קִ֠רְב֞וּ (qir·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach carry שְׂא֤וּ (śə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take the bodies of your cousins אֲחֵיכֶם֙ (’ă·ḥê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) outside מִח֖וּץ (mi·ḥūṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors the camp, לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ (lam·ma·ḥă·neh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> An encampment, an army away from the front פְּנֵי־ (pə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face of the sanctuary.” הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ (haq·qō·ḏeš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/10-4.htm">Leviticus 10:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/10-4.htm">Leviticus 10:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/10-4.htm">Leviticus 10:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/10-4.htm">Leviticus 10:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/10-4.htm">Leviticus 10:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/10-4.htm">Leviticus 10:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/10-4.htm">Leviticus 10:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/10-4.htm">Leviticus 10:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/10-4.htm">Leviticus 10:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/10-4.htm">Leviticus 10:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-4.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 10:4 Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan the sons (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 10:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 10:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/10-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 10:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 10:5" /></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>