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Leviticus 16:1

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And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;

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KJV King James Version

And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence of the LORD.

WEB World English Bible

Yahweh spoke to Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before Yahweh, and died;

ASV American Standard Version

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before Jehovah, and died;

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, in their drawing near before Jehovah, and they die;

Surrounding context — Leviticus 16

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;

2 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy [place] within the vail before the mercy seat, which [is] upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy [place]: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these [are] holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and [so] put them on.

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Original-language word links

These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

וַיְדַבֵּ֤רH1696 · da.varto speak: speak יְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD אֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מֹשֶׁ֔הH4872 · mo.shehMoses אַחֲרֵ֣יH310 · a.charafter מ֔וֹתH4194 · ma.vetdeath שְׁנֵ֖יH8147 · she.na.yimtwo בְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: child אַהֲרֹ֑ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaron בְּקָרְבָתָ֥םH7126 · qa.ravto present: come לִפְנֵי־H6440 · pa.nehface: before יְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD וַיָּמֻֽתוּ׃H4191 · mutto die

Cross-references

Leviticus 10:1-2And 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.

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