Leviticus 10

And the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, each took his censer, and they gave fire in them, and they put incense on it. And they offered to the face of God strange fire that he did not command them.

And fire went forth from before the face of God, and it consumed them. And they died to the face of God. \*

And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what God spoke, saying, ‘Among those who draw near to me, I will show myself to be holy. And on the faces of all the people, I will be honored.’” And Aaron was silent.

And Moses called to Mishael and to Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron. And he said to them, “Present {yourselves and} lift your brothers from the face of the Holy Place to {a place} on the outside of the camp.” \*

And they presented {themselves}, and they lifted them by their tunics to {a place} on the outside of the camp, just as Moses had spoken.

And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, “Do not let your heads be loose and do not tear your clothes, so that you will not die and against all the congregation he will {not} be angry. But your brothers, all of the house of Israel, shall weep {for} the burning that God has burned.

And from the entrance of the tent of meeting, you shall not go out, lest you die, for the oil of the anointing of God {is} on you.” And they did according to the word of Moses. \*

And God spoke to Aaron, saying,

“Wine or beer do not drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, so you will not die—a statute of eternity throughout your generations—

and to separate between the holy and between the common and between the unclean and between the clean,

and to teach the sons of Israel all the statutes that God has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.” \*

And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his remaining sons, “Take the grain offering, the remainder from the gifts of God, and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is a holy thing of the holy things.

And you shall eat it in a holy place because it {is} your portion and the portion of your sons from the gifts of God, because thus I have been commanded. \*

And the breast of the raised offering and the thigh of the contribution you shall eat in a clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you, for they are given {as} your portion and the portion of your sons from the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.

The thigh of the contribution and the breast of the raised offering, in addition to the gifts of the fat portions, they shall bring to raise {as} a raised offering to the face of God. And it shall be for you and for your sons with you as an enduring portion, just as God commanded.” \*

And the goat of the sin offering Moses, searching, searched for. But look! It had been burned up! And he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the remaining sons of Aaron, saying,

“Why have you not eaten the sin offering in the Holy Place, for it is a holy thing of holy things? And he gave it to you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them to the face of God.

Behold, its blood was not brought into the inner Holy Place. Eating, you shall eat it in the Holy Place, just as I commanded!” \*

And Aaron spoke to Moses, “Behold, today they presented their sin offering and their burnt offering to the face of God, and it has happened to me according to these things. But {if} I ate the sin offering today, would it have been good in the eyes of God?”

And Moses heard, and it was good in his eyes. \*