and — to take (in the widest variety of applications)בְנֵֽי
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)אַ֠הֲרֹן
ʼAhărôwn
Aharon, the brother of Mosesנָדָ֨ב
Nâdâb
Nadab, the name of four Israelitesוַאֲבִיה֜וּא
ʼĂbîyhûwʼ
and — Abihu, a son of Aaronאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)מַחְתָּת֗וֹ
machtâh
a pan for live coalsוַיִּתְּנ֤וּ
nâthan
and — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)בָהֵן֙
hên
in/with/by — they (only used when emphatic)אֵ֔שׁ
ʼêsh
fire (literally or figuratively)וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ
sûwm
and — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)עָלֶ֖יהָ
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsקְטֹ֑רֶת
qᵉṭôreth
a fumigationוַיַּקְרִ֜בוּ
qârab
and — to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purposeלִפְנֵ֤י
pânîym
to/for — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of Godאֵ֣שׁ
ʼêsh
fire (literally or figuratively)זָרָ֔ה
zûwr
to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adulteryאֲשֶׁ֧ר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.לֹ֦א
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particlesצִוָּ֖ה
tsâvâh
(intensively) to constitute, enjoinאֹתָֽם
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
Leviticus 10:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective [ceremonial] censers, put fire in them, placed incense on it and offered strange (unauthorized, unacceptable) fire before the Lord, [an act] which He had not commanded them to do.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective [ceremonial] censers, put fire in them, placed incense on it and offered strange (unauthorized, unacceptable) fire before the Lord, [an act] which He had not commanded them to do.”
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