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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Leviticus 10 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/leviticus/10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/leviticus/10-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > Leviticus 10</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../leviticus/9.htm" title="Leviticus 9">◄</a> Leviticus 10 <a href="../leviticus/11.htm" title="Leviticus 11">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/leviticus/10.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Nadab and Abihu</p><p class="cross_ref">(<a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/numbers/3.htm">Numbers 3:1-10</a>)</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his own censer, placed fire in it, covered it with incense, and brought it into the LORD’s presence as unauthorized fire that he had never prescribed for them. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>As a result, fire came out from the LORD’s presence and incinerated them. They died while in the LORD’s presence. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Moses spoke with Aaron about what the LORD had said: “Among those who are near me, I’ll show myself holy so that I’ll be glorified before all people.” So Aaron remained silent.</p> <p class="heading">After the Deaths of Nadab and Abihu</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>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.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>So they approached to carry them in their tunics outside the camp, just as Moses had commanded.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then Moses told Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “You are not to loosen the hair of your head and you are not to rend your clothes. That way, you won’t die and wrath won’t come on the entire congregation. Your brothers and the assembly<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:6 Lit. house">a</a></span> of Israel will mourn because of the fire that the LORD kindled. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Also, you are not to leave the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Otherwise, you’ll die, since the LORD’s anointing oil remains on you.” So they followed Moses’ instructions.</p> <p class="heading">Prohibitions against Drinking Wine</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then the LORD told Aaron, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“You and your sons with you are not to drink wine—that is, any intoxicating drink—when you enter the Tent of Meeting. That way, you won’t die. This is to be a perpetual statute throughout your generations. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>You are to differentiate between what’s sacred and common and between what’s unclean and clean. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>You are to teach the Israelis all the statutes that the LORD commanded you by the authority of Moses.”</p> <p class="heading">Additional Orders for Offerings</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then Moses told Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the leftovers from the grain offering and the offerings made by fire and eat the unleavened bread beside the altar, because it is most holy to the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Eat at a sacred place, because it’s your and your sons’ prescribed portions. It’s from the offering made by fire to the LORD, since I’ve commanded it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>As to the breast and thigh raised offerings, you and your sons and daughters with you may eat them<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:14 The Heb. lacks them">b</a></span> at a clean place, because they belong to you and are your sons’ prescribed portions and were taken from the sacrifices of peace offering presented by the Israelis. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>They are to bring the thigh offering, the breast raised offering, and the offerings made by fire from the fat to wave as a raised offering in the LORD’s presence. It will be a perpetual portion for you and your sons with you, just as the LORD commanded.”</p> <p class="heading">Confusion Occurs, but is Resolved</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Now Moses diligently sought for the goat that had been offered as a sin offering, but it had already been incinerated, so he was angry with Aaron’s sons who remained. He asked Eleazar and Ithamar, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering at the sacred place? It’s most holy and he has given it to you so that you may bear the punishment for the iniquity of the entire congregation and make atonement for them in the LORD’s presence. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Look! Its blood wasn’t brought inside the sanctuary. You were to have eaten it in the sanctuary, just as I commanded.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But Aaron replied to Moses, “Today they’ve offered their sin and whole burnt offerings in the LORD’s presence. Yet things such as these have happened to me. Had I eaten the sin offering today, would that have pleased the LORD?”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:19 Lit. have been pleasing in the LORD’s sight?">c</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/10-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>When Moses heard that explanation, he was pleased.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 10:6 Lit. <i>house</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 10:14 The Heb. lacks <i>them</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 10:19 Lit. <i>have been pleasing in the LORD’s sight?</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../leviticus/9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../leviticus/11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11" /></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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/leviticus/10-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>