1 Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron [Light-bringer], each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange, foreign, adulterated fire before Adonai, which he had not enjoined them. 2 Fire came out from before Adonai, and devoured them, and they died before Adonai.
3 Then Moses [Drawn out] said to Aaron [Light-bringer], “This is what Adonai spoke of, saying,
6 *. Lev 10:6 (Lev 10:1-6) (#2b.134): T. A Cohen ·Priest· shall not enter the Sanctuary with unkempt hair in mourning / R. A Cohen ·Priest· must not enter the Temple with long hair Moses [Drawn out] said to Aaron [Light-bringer], and to Eleazar [Help of God] and to Ithamar, his sons, “Don’t let the hair of your heads go loose, †. Lev 10:6 (Lev 10:1-6) (#2b.135): T. A Cohen ·Priest· shall not enter the Sanctuary in torn clothing or rent garments in mourning / R. A Cohen ·Priest· shall not enter the Sanctuary in torn clothing or rent garments and don’t tear your clothes; so that you don’t die, and so that he not be angry with all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel [God prevails], bewail the burning which Adonai has kindled. 7 ‡. Lev 10:7 (Lev 10:1-7) (#2b.136): A Cohen ·Priest· shall not leave the Courtyard during their concentrated service You shall not go out from the door of the Tent of Meeting, lest you die; for the anointing oil of Adonai is on you.” They did according to the word of Moses [Drawn out]. 8 Then Adonai said to Aaron [Light-bringer], 9 §. Lev 10:9 (Lev 10:9-11) (#2b.137): T. A wine-intoxicated Cohen ·Priest· shall not enter the Sanctuary / R. A Cohen ·Priest· must not enter the Temple intoxicated
R. Some Rabbis apply this command as “any person must not enter the Temple intoxicated” not only to the Cohenim ·Priests· “You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This shall be a regulation forever throughout all your generations. 10 You are to make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean. 11 You are to teach the children of Israel [God prevails] all the statutes which Adonai has spoken to them by Moses [Drawn out].”
19 *. Lev 10:19 (Lev 10:1-3, 10:16-20) (#5.366): To mourn for relatives (who have died) Aaron [Light-bringer] spoke to Moses [Drawn out], “Behold, today they have offered their habitual sin ·miss the mark· offering and their burnt offering before Adonai; and such things as these have happened to me. If I had eaten the habitual sin ·miss the mark· offering today, would it have been pleasing in Adonai’s sight?”
20 When Moses [Drawn out] sh'ma ·heard obeyed· that, it was pleasing in his sight.
<- Leviticus 9Leviticus 11 ->- a . Lev 10:6 (Lev 10:1-6) (#2b.134): T. A Cohen ·Priest· shall not enter the Sanctuary with unkempt hair in mourning / R. A Cohen ·Priest· must not enter the Temple with long hair
- b . Lev 10:6 (Lev 10:1-6) (#2b.135): T. A Cohen ·Priest· shall not enter the Sanctuary in torn clothing or rent garments in mourning / R. A Cohen ·Priest· shall not enter the Sanctuary in torn clothing or rent garments
- c . Lev 10:7 (Lev 10:1-7) (#2b.136): A Cohen ·Priest· shall not leave the Courtyard during their concentrated service
- d . Lev 10:9 (Lev 10:9-11) (#2b.137): T. A wine-intoxicated Cohen ·Priest· shall not enter the Sanctuary / R. A Cohen ·Priest· must not enter the Temple intoxicated R. Some Rabbis apply this command as “any person must not enter the Temple intoxicated” not only to the Cohenim ·Priests·
- e . Lev 10:19 (Lev 10:1-3, 10:16-20) (#5.366): To mourn for relatives (who have died)