(A)And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. Then Moses said to Aaron, “It is what the Lord spoke, saying,

‘By those who (B)come near Me I [a](C)will be treated as holy,
And before all the people I will (D)be honored.’”

So Aaron, therefore, kept silent.

Moses called also to (E)Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come forward, carry your [b]relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to the outside of the camp.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 10:3 Or will show Myself holy
  2. Leviticus 10:4 Lit brothers

So fire came out(A) from the presence of the Lord and consumed them,(B) and they died before the Lord.(C) Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when he said:

“‘Among those who approach me(D)
    I will be proved holy;(E)
in the sight of all the people
    I will be honored.(F)’”

Aaron remained silent.

Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan,(G) sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel,(H) and said to them, “Come here; carry your cousins outside the camp,(I) away from the front of the sanctuary.(J)

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