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And fireוַ אֵשׁcame outתֵּצֵאfrom beforeמִלִּפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהand consumedוַתֹּאכַלthem,אוֹתָםand they diedוַיָּמֻתוּbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH.יְהוָה
Leviticus 10:2
Study it in the app“And fire came out from before YHWH and consumed them, and they died before YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 10:2, word by word
- And fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- came outתֵּצֵאtetse
spring up
To spring up, be born, come from something.
Where else “tetse” appears- from beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and consumedתֹּאכַלtochal
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “tochal” appears- and they diedיָּמֻתוּyamutu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamutu” appears
The context
1The sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, each took his censer, put fire in them, laid incense on it, and presented before YHWH strange fire that he had not commanded them.
2 · This verse (above)
3Moses said to Aaron, “This is what YHWH spoke, saying, ‘Among those who come near me I will be treated as holy, and before all the people I will be honored.’” And Aaron was silent.