Leviticus 10:4

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
called	וַיִּקְרָ֣א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Mishael	מִֽישָׁאֵל֙ mi.sha.'El	H4332	Mishael · proper noun, a man's name
Elzaphan	אֶלְצָפָ֔ן 'el.tza.Fan	H469	Elitsaphan or Eltsaphan · proper noun, a man's name
sons	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Uzziel	עֻזִּיאֵ֖ל 'u.zi.'El	H5816	Uzziel · proper noun, a man's name
uncle	דֹּ֣ד dod	H1730	(figuratively) to love · noun, common masculine singular construct
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֑ן 'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
near	קִ֠רְב֞וּ kir.Vu	H7126	to approach (causatively · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
carry	שְׂא֤וּ se.'U	H5375	to lift · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
brethren	אֲחֵיכֶם֙ 'a.chei.Khem	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
before	פְּנֵי pe.nei-	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
sanctuary	הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ ha.Ko.desh	H6944	a sacred place or thing · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
out	מִח֖וּץ mi.Chutz	H2351	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
camp	לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה La.ma.cha.Neh	H4264	an encampment (of travellers or troops) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Exodus 6:22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
Exodus 6:18 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years…
Numbers 3:19 And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Numbers 3:30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
Acts 5:6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
Acts 5:9-10 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried…
1 Chronicles 6:2 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
Luke 7:12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: an…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 10:3-7

We may well think that when Nadab and Abihu were struck with death all about them were struck with horror, and every face, as well as theirs, gathered blackness. Great consternation, no doubt, seized them, and they were all full of confusion; but, whatever the rest were, Moses was composed, and knew what he said and did, not being displeased, as David was in a like case, Sa2 6:8. But though it touched him in a very tender part, and was a dreadful damp to one of the greatest joys he ever knew, yet he kept possession of his own soul, and took care to keep good order and a due decorum in the sanctuary. I. He endeavours to pacify Aaron, and to keep him in a good frame under this sad dispensation…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 10:4

Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan--The removal of the two corpses for burial without the camp would spread the painful intelligence throughout all the congregation; and the remembrance of so appalling a judgment could not fail to strike a salutary fear into the hearts both of priests and people. The interment of the priestly vestments along with Nadab and Abihu, was a sign of their being polluted by the sin of their irreligious wearers.

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 10:4

Uzziel the uncle of Aaron - He was brother to Amram the father of Aaron; see Exo 6:18-22.

John Gill on Leviticus 10:4

And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, the uncle of Aaron,.... Uzziel was a son of Kohath, a brother of Amram, the father of Aaron, and so Aaron's uncle, as here; he had four sons, two of which are here mentioned as called by Moses; these were first cousins to Aaron, and second to his sons; see Exodus 6:18, and said unto them, come near; it is very probable they were in the court of the tabernacle, being Kohathites, of the tribe of Levi; but not being priests, had no right to go into the holy place, where the two sons of Aaron lay dead, without a special order for it, which they here had for this time, and upon this occasion: carry your brethren from before the sanctuar…

Dictionary and topics

Abihu — Father of Him; i.e., “worshipper of God”, the second of the sons of Aaron (Ex. 6:23; Num. 3:2; 26:60; 1 Chr. 6:3). Along with his three brothers he was consecrated to the priest’s office (Ex. 28:1).…
Encamp — An encampment was the resting-place for a longer or shorter period of an army or company of travellers (Ex. 13:20; 14:19; Josh. 10:5; 11:5). The manner in which the Israelites encamped during their…
Mishael — Who is like God! (1.) A Levite; the eldest of the three sons of Uzziel (Ex. 6:22). (2.) One of the three Hebrew youths who were trained with Daniel in Babylon (Dan. 1:11, 19), and promoted to the…
Uzziel — Strength of God. (1.) One of the sons of Kohath, and uncle of Aaron (Ex. 6:18; Lev. 10:4). (2.) A Simeonite captain (1 Chr. 4:39-43). (3.) A son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:7). (4.)…
Elizaphan · 1. A Levite — 1. A Levite
Mishael · out of the — out of the
Nadab · .Is buried — .Is buried
Sacrilege · .Nadab and Abihu offer “strange” (unauthorized) fire — .Nadab and Abihu offer “strange” (unauthorized) fire
Sanitation · General references — General references
Uzziel · 1. A — 1. A

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Leviticus 10:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 10:3-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 10:4

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 10:4

John Gill on Leviticus 10:4

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 10:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 10:3-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 10:4

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 10:4

John Gill on Leviticus 10:4

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 10:1-7

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 10:4-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 10:4

Rashi on Leviticus 10:4