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Numbers 3:4 KJV
Numbers · chapter 3 · verse 4
And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aaron their father.Numbers 3:4 · King James Version
Numbers 3:4 in context
2And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
4And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aaron their father.
5And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wildernessmidbâra pastureH4057 →
- offeredqârabto approach for whatever purposeH7126 →
- strangezûwrto turn asideH2114 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- NadabNâdâbNadab, the name of four IsraelitesH5070 →
- AbihuʼĂbîyhûwʼAbihu, a son of AaronH30 →
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Here, I. The family of Aaron is confirmed in the priests' office, Num 3:10. They had been called to it before, and consecrated; here they are appointed to wait on their priests' office: the apostle uses this phrase (Rom 12:7), Let us wait on our ministry.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13