(KJV) Leviticus 10¹

⥃The Sin of Nadab and Abihu ^{[ Numbers 3:1–4 ]}

[1] And Nadab² and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer³, and put fire therein, and put incense⁴ thereon, and offered strange⁵ fire before the Lord, which⁶ he commanded them not. [2] And there went out fire⁷ from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died⁸ before the Lord.^91011121314 [3] Then Moses said unto Aaron, This [is it] that the Lord spake, saying, I will be¹⁵ sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before¹⁶ all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron¹⁷ held his peace. [4] And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel¹⁸ the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry¹⁹ 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. [6] And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover²⁰ not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath²¹ come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled. [7] And ye shall²² not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing²³ oil of the Lord [is] upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.

⥃Restrictions for Priests

[8] And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying, [9] Do not²⁴ drink wine nor strong drink²⁵, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: [it shall be²⁶] a statute for ever throughout your generations: [10] And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;²⁷ [11] And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.²⁸

[12] And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take²⁹ the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it [is] most³⁰ holy: [13] And ye shall³¹ eat it in the holy place, because it [is] thy due, and thy sons’ due, of the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire: for so I³² am commanded. [14] And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for [they be] thy due, and thy sons’ due, [which] are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.³³ [15] The heave shoulder³⁴ and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave [it for] a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever³⁵; as the Lord hath commanded.

[16] [¶]And Moses diligently sought the goat³⁶ of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry³⁷ with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron [which were] left [alive], saying, [17] Wherefore³⁸ have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it [is] most holy, and [God] hath given it you to bear³⁹ the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord? [18] Behold, the blood⁴⁰ of it was not brought in within the holy [place]: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy [place], as I commanded⁴¹. [19] And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day⁴² have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord; and such things have befallen me: and [if] I had eaten the sin offering to day, should⁴³ it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord? [20] And when Moses heard [that], he was content⁴⁴.