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Numbers 26:61

And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

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וַיָּ֥מָתvayamatand 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…נָדָ֖בnadavNadabנָדָבnoun, proper name — “Nadab”H5070Nadab, the name of four IsraelitesNadab.וַאֲבִיה֑וּאvaavihuand Abihuאֲבִיהוּאconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abihu”H30Abihu, a son of AaronAbihu.בְּהַקְרִיבָ֥םbehaqrivamin approachקָרַבpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in approach”, the to-form of the verbH7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.אֵשׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.זָרָ֖הzarahstrangeזוּרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).לִפְנֵ֥יlifneto 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(-…יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Nadab dieth — Abihu also — in their bringing near strange fire before Jehovah.

World English Bible

Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before Yahweh.

Darby Translation

And Nadab and Abihu died, when they presented strange fire before Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

Of whom Nadab and Abiu died, when they had offered the strange fire before the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Nadab and Abiud died when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sina.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέθανε Ναδὰβ καὶ Ἀβιοὺδ ἐν τῷ προσφέρειν αὐτοὺς πῦρ ἀλλότριον ἔναντι Κυρίου ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ Σινᾷ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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