Leviticus
Leviticus 10
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Leviticus 10 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And and , the sons of , took either of them his , and fire therein, and incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. Then said unto , This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And held his peace. And called and , the sons of the uncle of , and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before out of the camp. So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as had said. And said unto , and unto and unto , his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of , bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled. And ye shall not go out from the door of the of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to of . And the LORD spake unto , saying, Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: And that ye may difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; And that ye may teach the children of all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of . And spake unto , and unto and unto , his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons’ due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded. And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons’ due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of . The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded. And diligently sought the of the , and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with and , the sons of which were left alive, saying, Wherefore have ye not eaten the in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to the iniquity of the congregation, to make for them before the LORD? Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded. And said unto , Behold, this day have they offered their and their before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD? And when heard that, he was content.