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But Nadabוַ נָדָבand Abihuוַאֲבִיהוּאdiedיָּמָתwhen they presentedבְּהַקְרִיבָםstrangeזָרָהfireאֵשׁbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH.יְהוָה
Numbers 26:61
Study it in the app“But Nadab and Abihu died when they presented strange fire before YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 26:61, word by word
- But 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- when they presentedהַקְרִיבָhakriva
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hakriva” appears- strangeזָרָהzara
foreign
Something alien, not belonging: other gods, unauthorized fire.
Where else “zara” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- 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
The context
60To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
61 · This verse (above)
62Those of them counted were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not counted among the sons of Israel, because no inheritance was given to them among the sons of Israel.