Leviticus 10:1

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Nadab and Abihu

10 Nadab and Abihu were two of Aaron's sons, but they disobeyed the Lord by burning incense to him on a fire pan, when they were not supposed to.^[a]

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10.1 when they … to: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

Leviticus 10:1 in all English translations

Leviticus 10:2

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²Suddenly the Lord sent fiery flames and burned them to death.

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Leviticus 10:2 in all English translations

Numbers 3:4

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⁴^(A) But the Lord killed Nadab and Abihu in the Sinai Desert when they used fire that was unacceptable^[a] in their offering to the Lord.^[b] And because Nadab and Abihu had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests with their father Aaron.

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3.4 fire that was unacceptable: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
3.4 the Lord killed Nadab and Abihu … to the Lord: See Leviticus 10.1,2.