Nadabנָדָבand Abihuוַאֲבִיהוּאdiedוַיָּמָתbeforeלִפְנֵיtheir fatherאֲבִיהֶםand hadהָיוּ לָהֶםnoוּ לֹאsons,בָנִיםso Eleazarוַ אֶלְעָזָרand Ithamarוְאִיתָמָרserved as priests.יְכַהֲנוּ
1 Chronicles 24:2
Study it in the app“Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 24:2, word by word
- Nadabנָדָבnadav
Nadab
Nadab: the name of several Israelites, among them the oldest son of Aaron and a king of Israel.
Where else “nadav” appears- and Abihuאֲבִיהוּאavihu
Abihu
Abihu: the second son of Aaron.
Where else “avihu” appears- diedיָּמָתyamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- their fatherאֲבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and hadהָיוּhayu
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayu” appears- sonsבָנִיםvanim
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanim” appears- so Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar
Eleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appears- and Ithamarאִיתָמָרitamar
Ithamar
Ithamar: the youngest son of Aaron.
Where else “itamar” appears- served as priestsיְכַהֲנוּyechahanu
serve as priest
Serve as a priest.
Where else “yechahanu” appears
Translation note
The death of Nadab and Abihu is in Leviticus 10:1-2.
The context
1The divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 · This verse (above)
3David divided them, with Zadok from the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech from the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.