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1 Chronicles 24:2

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

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וַיָּ֨מָתvayamatand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…נָדָ֤בnadavNadabנָדָבnoun, proper name — “Nadab”H5070Nadab, the name of four IsraelitesNadab.וַאֲבִיהוּא֙vaavihuand Abihuאֲבִיהוּאconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abihu”H30Abihu, a son of AaronAbihu.לִפְנֵ֣יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אֲבִיהֶ֔םavihemfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וּבָנִ֖יםuvanimand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…הָי֣וּhayvbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לָהֶ֑םlahemtoלָהֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toוַֽיְכַהֲנ֔וּvaykhahanvand deckכָּהַןconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and deck”, the next action in the storyH3547to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regaliadeck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office).אֶלְעָזָ֖רelazarEleazarאֶלְעָזָרnoun, proper name — “Eleazar”H499Elazar, the name of seven IsraelitesEleazar.וְאִיתָמָֽרveitamarand Ithamarאִיתָמָרconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Ithamar”H385Ithamar, a son of AaronIthamar.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Nadab dieth, and Abihu, in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.

World English Bible

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

Darby Translation

And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.

Douay-Rheims

But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Nadab and Abiud died before their father, and they had no sons: so Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron ministered as priests.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέθανε Ναδὰβ καὶ Ἀβιοὺδ ἐναντίον τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν, καὶ υἱοὶ οὐκ ἦσαν αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἱεράτευσεν Ἐλεάζαρ καὶ Ἰθάμαρ υἱοὶ Ἀαρών·