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Numbers 3:4

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These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.	And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.	And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Nadab^H5070 and Abihu^H30 died^H4191 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068, when they offered^H7126 strange^H2114 fire^H784 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068, in the wilderness^H4057 of Sinai^H5514, and they had no children^H1121: and Eleazar^H499 and Ithamar^H385 ministered in the priest's office^H3547 in the sight^H6440 of Aaron^H175 their father^H1.

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Original Hebrew

וַיָּמָת נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא לִפְנֵי יְהוָה בְּהַקְרִבָם אֵשׁ זָרָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה בְּמִדְבַּר סִינַי וּבָנִים לֹא־הָיוּ לָהֶם וַיְכַהֵן אֶלְעָזָר וְאִיתָמָר עַל־פְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן אֲבִיהֶם׃ פ

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יָּ֣מָת	va/i.Ya.mot	H4191	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he died
נָדָ֣ב	na.Dav	H5070	HNp	Nadab
וַ/אֲבִיה֣וּא	va./'a.vi.Hu'	H30	HC/Np	and/ Abihu
לִ/פְנֵ֣י	li/f.Nei	H6440	HR/Ncbpc	(to)/ before
יְהוָ֡ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
בְּֽ/הַקְרִבָ/ם֩	be./hak.ri.Va/m	H7126	HR/Vhc/Sp3mp	when/ brought near/ they
אֵ֨שׁ	'esh	H784	HNcbsa	fire
זָרָ֜ה	za.Rah	H2114	HAafsa	strange
לִ/פְנֵ֤י	li/f.Nei	H6440	HR/Ncbpc	(to)/ before
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
בְּ/מִדְבַּ֣ר	be./mid.Bar	H4057	HR/Ncmsc	in/ (the) wilderness of
סִינַ֔י	si.Nai	H5514	HNp	Sinai
וּ/בָנִ֖ים	u./va.Nim	H1121	HC/Ncmpa	and/ sons
לֹא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	not
הָי֣וּ	ha.Yu	H1961	HVqp3cp	they belonged
לָ/הֶ֑ם	la./Hem		HR/Sp3mp	to (the)/ them
וַ/יְכַהֵ֤ן	va/y.kha.Hen	H3547	HC/Vpw3ms	and/ he served as priest
אֶלְעָזָר֙	'el.'a.Zar	H499	HNp	Eleazar
וְ/אִ֣יתָמָ֔ר	ve./'I.ta.Mar	H385	HC/Np	and/ Ithamar
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
פְּנֵ֖י	pe.Nei	H6440	HNcbpc	(the) face of
אַהֲרֹ֥ן	'a.ha.Ron	H175	HNp	Aaron
אֲבִי/הֶֽם	'a.vi./Hem	H1	HNcmsc/Sp3mp	father/ their

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
• H30 — אֲבִיהוּא (ʼĂbîyhûwʼ, ab-ee-hoo'): from אָב and הוּא; father (i.e. worshipper) of Him (i.e. God); Abihu, a son of Aaron; Abihu.
• H175 — אַהֲרוֹן (ʼAhărôwn, a-har-one'): of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses; Aaron.
• H385 — אִיתָמָר (ʼÎythâmâr, eeth-aw-mawr'): from אִי and תָּמָר; coast of the palm-tree; Ithamar, a son of Aaron; Ithamar.
• H499 — אֶלְעָזָר (ʼElʻâzâr, el-aw-zawr'): from אֵל and עָזַר; God (is) helper; Elazar, the name of seven Israelites; Eleazar.
• H784 — אֵשׁ (ʼêsh, aysh): a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a 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, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H2114 — זוּר (zûwr, zoor): a primitive root; to 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).
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3547 — כָּהַן (kâhan, kaw-han'): a primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services; but used only as denominative from כֹּהֵן; to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia; deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office).
• H4057 — מִדְבָּר (midbâr, mid-bawr'): from דָבַר in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs); desert, south, speech, wilderness.
• H4191 — מוּת (mûwth, mooth): a primitive root; to 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) wise.
• H5070 — נָדָב (Nâdâb, naw-dawb'): from נָדַב; liberal; Nadab, the name of four Israelites; Nadab.
• H5514 — סִינַי (Çîynay, see-nah'-ee): of uncertain derivation; Sinai, mountain of Arabia; Sinai.
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the 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(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
• H7126 — קָרַב (qârab, kaw-rab'): a primitive root; to 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.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to 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.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (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 truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Nadab — Leviticus 10:1-2, Numbers 26:61

Reciprocal references (3): 1 Chronicles 6:50, 1 Chronicles 15:4, 1 Chronicles 24:2

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: ABIHU, ITHAMAR
• Nave’s: ABIHU, NADAB, SACRILEGE

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