KJV King James Version
And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
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Leviticus 10:2
And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
And fire came forth from before Yahweh, and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and fire goeth out from before Jehovah, and consumeth them, and they die before Jehovah.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 10
1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This [is it] that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.
5 So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.
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Numbers 26:61And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.Leviticus 9:24And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: [which] when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.Numbers 16:35And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.Numbers 3:3-4These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.2 Samuel 6:7And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for [his] error; and there he died by the ark of God.1 Samuel 6:19And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten [many] of the people with a great slaughter.1 Chronicles 24:2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.Numbers 16:32-33And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that [appertained] unto Korah, and all [their] goods.1 Corinthians 10:11Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.Acts 5:10Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying [her] forth, buried [her] by her husband.Acts 5:5And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.Leviticus 16:1And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;2 Kings 1:12And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I [be] a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.Numbers 16:49Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.Isaiah 30:33For Tophet [is] ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made [it] deep [and] large: the pile thereof [is] fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.Leviticus 10:5So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.1 Chronicles 15:13For because ye [did it] not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.1 Chronicles 13:10And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
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