Numbers 26:61

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֥מָת נָדָ֖ב וַאֲבִיה֑וּא בְּהַקְרִיבָ֥ם אֵשׁ־זָרָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

And yāmot nādāb and ʾăbîhûʾ when they haqrîbām ʾēsh-zārâ before YHWH.

Grammar Details

*wa*: conjunction - and
*yāmot*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with consecutive waw - and he died
*nādāb*: proper noun - Nadab
*ʾăbîhûʾ*: proper noun - Abihu
*bə*: preposition - when/during
*haqrîbām*: verb, hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their offering
*ʾēsh*: noun, feminine singular - fire
*zārâ*: adjective, feminine singular - strange/foreign
*li-p̄nê*: preposition + plural construct noun - before/in front of
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh

Word Meanings

*yāmot*: died/perished/was killed
*haqrîbām*: their offering/their presenting/their bringing near
*ʾēsh-zārâ*: strange fire/unauthorized fire/foreign fire
*li-p̄nê*: before/in the presence of/in front of

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Referenced Verses

Lev 10:1-2 : 1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange fire before Jehovah, which he had not commanded them. 2 And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.
Num 3:4 : 4 And Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.
1 Chr 24:1-2 : 1 And the courses of the sons of Aaron [were these]. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 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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