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נדב ואביהוא

Nadav and Avihu: The Strange Fire

And they brought before Hashem a strange fire.

וַיִּקְחוּ בְנֵי אַהֲרֹן נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא אִישׁ מַחְתָּתוֹ וַיִּתְּנוּ בָהֵן אֵשׁ וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלֶיהָ קְטֹרֶת וַיַּקְרִיבוּ לִפְנֵי ה' אֵשׁ זָרָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא צִוָּה אֹתָם׃

ויקרא י:א

"And the sons of Aharon, Nadav and Avihu, each took his fire pan, and they put fire in them and placed incense upon it, and they brought before Hashem a strange fire, which He had not commanded them."

Leviticus 10:1

And a fire came out from before Hashem.

וַתֵּצֵא אֵשׁ מִלִּפְנֵי ה' וַתֹּאכַל אוֹתָם וַיָּמֻתוּ לִפְנֵי ה'׃

ויקרא י:ב

"And a fire came out from before Hashem and consumed them, and they died before Hashem."

Leviticus 10:2

And Aharon was silent.

וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל אַהֲרֹן הוּא אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר ה' לֵאמֹר בִּקְרֹבַי אֶקָּדֵשׁ וְעַל פְּנֵי כׇל הָעָם אֶכָּבֵד וַיִּדֹּם אַהֲרֹן׃

ויקרא י:ג

"And Moshe said to Aharon: This is what Hashem spoke, saying: Through those close to Me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be honored. And Aharon was silent."

Leviticus 10:3

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