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Chapter 10
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1Now Aharon's sons Nadav and Avihu each took his fire pan, put fire in it, and laid incense on it; and they offered before Hashem alien fire, which He had not enjoined upon them.
vai-YIKH-u v'-NAY a-ha-RON na-DAV va-a-vee-HU ish ma-kh'-TA-to va-yi-t'-NU va-HAYN AYSH va-ya-SEE-mu a-LE-hen AYSH k'-TO-ret va-ya-KREE-vu lif-NEI a-do-NAI AYSH za-RAH a-SHER lo tzi-VAH o-TAM
אוַיִּקְח֣וּ בְנֵֽי־אַ֠הֲרֹ֠ן נָדָ֨ב וַאֲבִיה֜וּא אִ֣ישׁ מַחְתָּת֗וֹ וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ בָהֵן֙ אֵ֔שׁ וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ עָלֶ֖יהָ קְטֹ֑רֶת וַיַּקְרִ֜יבוּ לִפְנֵ֤י יְהֹוָה֙ אֵ֣שׁ זָרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹ֦א צִוָּ֖ה אֹתָֽם׃
2And fire came forth from Hashem and consumed them; thus they died at the instance of Hashem.
va-TE-tze ETSH mi-lif-NEI a-do-NAI va-TO-khal o-TAM va-ya-MU-tu lif-NEI a-do-NAI
בוַתֵּ֥צֵא אֵ֛שׁ מִלִּפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה וַתֹּ֣אכַל אוֹתָ֑ם וַיָּמֻ֖תוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃
3Then Moshe said to Aharon, “This is what Hashem meant when He said: Through those near to Me I show Myself holy, And gain glory before all the people.” And Aharon was silent.
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el a-ha-RON HU a-sher di-BER a-do-NAI lay-MOR bik-ro-VAI e-ka-DAYSH v'-al p'-NAY khol ha-AM e-ka-VAYD va-yi-DOM a-ha-RON
גוַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן הוּא֩ אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהֹוָ֤ה ׀ לֵאמֹר֙ בִּקְרֹבַ֣י אֶקָּדֵ֔שׁ וְעַל־פְּנֵ֥י כׇל־הָעָ֖ם אֶכָּבֵ֑ד וַיִּדֹּ֖ם אַהֲרֹֽן׃
10:3 Through those near to Me I show Myself holy
The death of Aharon’s sons, Nadav and Avihu, occurs in the midst of the joyous inauguration ceremony of the Mishkan. The Sages explain that they are so moved by the closeness they feel to Hashem at this moment of revelation, that Nadav and Avihu desire to get even closer with an offering of their own which they bring in the Holy of Holies. Though their intentions are pure, the offering is unauthorized and the entry into the Holy sanctuary forbidden, so they are punished. Their desire for closeness is reflected in Moshe’s words to Aharon, “Through those near to Me I show Myself holy.” Nadav and Avihu are indeed close to God, but this closeness does not allow them to bend the rules. By punishing those who were closest to Him, God’s name is sanctified, as He teaches the important lesson that everyone, even those who are most powerful and respected, must be held to the same standard.
4Moshe called Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aharon, and said to them, “Come forward and carry your kinsmen away from the front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.”
vai-YIK-ra MO-sheh el mi-SHA-el v'-el el-TZA-fan b'-nay u-ZEE-el, dod a-ha-RON, vai-YO-mer a-LE-hem: kir-VU, se-U et a-KHE-khem me-ET p'-NEI ha-ko-DAYSH el mi-KHUtz la-ma-kha-NEH.
דוַיִּקְרָ֣א מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֶל־מִֽישָׁאֵל֙ וְאֶ֣ל אֶלְצָפָ֔ן בְּנֵ֥י עֻזִּיאֵ֖ל דֹּ֣ד אַהֲרֹ֑ן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם קִ֞֠רְב֞֠וּ שְׂא֤וּ אֶת־אֲחֵיכֶם֙ מֵאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי־הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ אֶל־מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃
5They came forward and carried them out of the camp by their tunics, as Moshe had ordered.
vai-yik-RE-vu vai-yi-sa-UM b'-ku-to-NO-tam el mi-KHUtz la-ma-cha-NEH ka-a-SHER di-BER mo-SHE
הוַֽיִּקְרְב֗וּ וַיִּשָּׂאֻם֙ בְּכֻתֳּנֹתָ֔ם אֶל־מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר מֹשֶֽׁה׃
6And Moshe said to Aharon and to his sons Elazar and Itamar, “Do not bare your heads and do not rend your clothes, lest you die and anger strike the whole community. But your kinsmen, all the house of Yisrael, shall bewail the burning that Hashem has wrought.
vai-YO-mer mo-SHE el a-ha-RON u-l'-el-a-ZAR u-l'-ee-TA-mar ba-NAV ra-SHE-khem al tif-RA-u u-vig-DAY-khem lo tif-RO-mu v'-lo ta-MU-tu v'-al kol-ha-E-da yiK-TZOF va-a-KHE-khem kol-BAYT yis-ra-AYL yiv-KU et ha-s'-RE-fa a-SHER sa-RAF a-do-NAI
ווַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֡ן וּלְאֶלְעָזָר֩ וּלְאִֽיתָמָ֨ר ׀ בָּנָ֜יו רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֥ם אַל־תִּפְרָ֣עוּ ׀ וּבִגְדֵיכֶ֤ם לֹֽא־תִפְרֹ֙מוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א תָמֻ֔תוּ וְעַ֥ל כׇּל־הָעֵדָ֖ה יִקְצֹ֑ף וַאֲחֵיכֶם֙ כׇּל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִבְכּוּ֙ אֶת־הַשְּׂרֵפָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר שָׂרַ֥ף יְהֹוָֽה׃
7And so do not go outside the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, lest you die, for Hashem's anointing oil is upon you.” And they did as Moshe had bidden.
u-mi-pe-TAKH o-HEL mo-ED lo te-tze-U peN-ta-MU-tu ki-SHE-men mish-KHAT a-do-NAI a-LE-khem va-YA-a-SU ki-d'-VAR mo-SHEH.
זוּמִפֶּ֩תַח֩ אֹ֨הֶל מוֹעֵ֜ד לֹ֤א תֵֽצְאוּ֙ פֶּן־תָּמֻ֔תוּ כִּי־שֶׁ֛מֶן מִשְׁחַ֥ת יְהֹוָ֖ה עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ כִּדְבַ֥ר מֹשֶֽׁה׃
8And Hashem spoke to Aharon, saying:
va-y'-da-BAYR a-do-NAI el a-ha-RON lay-MOR
חוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃
9Drink no wine or other intoxicant, you or your sons, when you enter the Tent of Meeting, that you may not die. This is a law for all time throughout the ages,
ya-YIN v'-she-KHAR al-t'-SH'-t' a-TAH u-va-NE-kha i-taKH b'-bo-a-KHEM el-O-hel mo-ED v'-lo ta-mu-TU khuk-KAT o-LAM l'-do-RO-te-KHEM
טיַ֣יִן וְשֵׁכָ֞ר אַל־תֵּ֣שְׁתְּ ׀ אַתָּ֣ה ׀ וּבָנֶ֣יךָ אִתָּ֗ךְ בְּבֹאֲכֶ֛ם אֶל־אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד וְלֹ֣א תָמֻ֑תוּ חֻקַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
10for you must distinguish between the sacred and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean;
u-l'-hav-DIL BAYN ha-ko-DAYSH u-BAYN ha-KHOL u-BAYN ha-ta-MAY u-BAYN ha-ta-HOR
יוּֽלְהַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ וּבֵ֣ין הַחֹ֑ל וּבֵ֥ין הַטָּמֵ֖א וּבֵ֥ין הַטָּהֽוֹר׃
11and you must teach the Israelites all the laws which Hashem has imparted to them through Moshe.
u-l'ho-ROT et b'-NAY yis-ra-AYL AYT kol ha-KHU-keem a-SHER di-BER a-do-NAI a-LAY-hem b'-yad mo-SHEH.
יאוּלְהוֹרֹ֖ת אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֚ת כׇּל־הַ֣חֻקִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהֹוָ֛ה אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
12Moshe spoke to Aharon and to his remaining sons, Elazar and Itamar: Take the meal offering that is left over from Hashem's offerings by fire and eat it unleavened beside the mizbayach, for it is most holy.
vai-da-BAYR mo-SHE el a-ha-RON v'-el el-a-ZAR v'-el i-TA-mar ba-NAV ha-no-ta-REEM, ke-KHU et ha-mi-NCHA ha-no-te-RET me-i-SHEI a-do-NAI, v'-ikh-LU-ha ma-TZOT ET-zel ha-miz-BAY-akh, kee ko-DAYSH ko-DA-shim hee.
יבוַיְדַבֵּ֨ר מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן וְאֶ֣ל אֶ֠לְעָזָ֠ר וְאֶל־אִ֨יתָמָ֥ר ׀ בָּנָיו֮ הַנּֽוֹתָרִים֒ קְח֣וּ אֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֗ה הַנּוֹתֶ֙רֶת֙ מֵאִשֵּׁ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה וְאִכְל֥וּהָ מַצּ֖וֹת אֵ֣צֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ כִּ֛י קֹ֥דֶשׁ קׇֽדָשִׁ֖ים הִֽוא׃
13You shall eat it in the sacred precinct, inasmuch as it is your due, and that of your children, from Hashem's offerings by fire; for so I have been commanded.
va-a-KHAL-tem o-TAH b'-ma-KOM ka-DOSH, kee khok-KHA v'-khok ba-NE-kha hee, me-i-she-YE a-do-NAI, kee-KHEN tzu-VEE-tee.
יגוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם אֹתָהּ֙ בְּמָק֣וֹם קָד֔וֹשׁ כִּ֣י חׇקְךָ֤ וְחׇק־בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ הִ֔וא מֵאִשֵּׁ֖י יְהֹוָ֑ה כִּי־כֵ֖ן צֻוֵּֽיתִי׃
14But the breast of elevation offering and the thigh of gift offering you, and your sons and daughters with you, may eat in any clean place, for they have been assigned as a due to you and your children from the Israelites' sacrifices of well-being.
v'-ET kha-ZEH ha-t'-NU-fa v'-ET shok ha-t'-RU-ma to-KHE-lu b'-ma-KOM ta-HOR a-TAH u-va-NE-kha u-vo-NE-te-kha i-TAKH, ki-KHOK-kha v'-khok ba-NE-kha ni-t'-NU mi-z'-vi-KHEI shal-MEI b'-NEI yis-ra-AYL.
ידוְאֵת֩ חֲזֵ֨ה הַתְּנוּפָ֜ה וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שׁ֣וֹק הַתְּרוּמָ֗ה תֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ בְּמָק֣וֹם טָה֔וֹר אַתָּ֕ה וּבָנֶ֥יךָ וּבְנֹתֶ֖יךָ אִתָּ֑ךְ כִּֽי־חׇקְךָ֤ וְחׇק־בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ נִתְּנ֔וּ מִזִּבְחֵ֥י שַׁלְמֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
15Together with the fat of fire offering, they must present the thigh of gift offering and the breast of elevation offering, which are to be elevated as an elevation offering before Hashem, and which are to be your due and that of your children with you for all time—as Hashem has commanded.
SHOK ha-te-RO-ma va-KHA-ze ha-te-NU-fa al i-SHEI ha-kha-la-VIM ya-VEE-u l'-ha-NEEF te-NU-fa lif-NEI a-do-NAI, v'-ha-YA l'-KHA u-l'-va-NE-kha it-KHA l'-KHOK o-LAM ka-a-SHER tzi-VA a-do-NAI.
טושׁ֣וֹק הַתְּרוּמָ֞ה וַחֲזֵ֣ה הַתְּנוּפָ֗ה עַ֣ל אִשֵּׁ֤י הַחֲלָבִים֙ יָבִ֔יאוּ לְהָנִ֥יף תְּנוּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְהָיָ֨ה לְךָ֜ וּלְבָנֶ֤יךָ אִתְּךָ֙ לְחׇק־עוֹלָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָֽה׃
16Then Moshe inquired about the goat of sin offering, and it had already been burned! He was angry with Elazar and Itamar, Aharon's remaining sons, and said,
v'-ET s'-IR ha-kha-TAT da-ROSH da-RASH mo-SHE v'-hi-NEH so-RAF va-yik-TSOF al el-a-ZAR v'-al i-ta-MAR b'-NAY a-ha-RON ha-no-ta-RIM lay-MOR
טזוְאֵ֣ת ׀ שְׂעִ֣יר הַֽחַטָּ֗את דָּרֹ֥שׁ דָּרַ֛שׁ מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֣ה שֹׂרָ֑ף וַ֠יִּקְצֹ֠ף עַל־אֶלְעָזָ֤ר וְעַל־אִֽיתָמָר֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃
17“Why did you not eat the sin offering in the sacred area? For it is most holy, and He has given it to you to remove the guilt of the community and to make expiation for them before Hashem.
ma-DU-a lo-a-KHAL-tem et ha-cha-TAT bi-m'-KOM ha-ko-DASH, KI ko-DASH ko-DA-shim HI, v'-o-TAH na-TAN la-KHEM la-se-ET et a-VON ha-E-da l'-kha-PER a-LE-hem lif-NEI a-do-NAI.
יזמַדּ֗וּעַ לֹֽא־אֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־הַחַטָּאת֙ בִּמְק֣וֹם הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י קֹ֥דֶשׁ קׇֽדָשִׁ֖ים הִ֑וא וְאֹתָ֣הּ ׀ נָתַ֣ן לָכֶ֗ם לָשֵׂאת֙ אֶת־עֲוֺ֣ן הָעֵדָ֔ה לְכַפֵּ֥ר עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃
18Since its blood was not brought inside the sanctuary, you should certainly have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded.”
HEN lo-hu-VA et-da-MAH el ha-ko-DAYSH pe-NI-mah, a-KHOL to-KHE-lu o-TAH ba-ko-DAYSH ka-a-SHER tzi-VEE-tee.
יחהֵ֚ן לֹא־הוּבָ֣א אֶת־דָּמָ֔הּ אֶל־הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ פְּנִ֑ימָה אָכ֨וֹל תֹּאכְל֥וּ אֹתָ֛הּ בַּקֹּ֖דֶשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוֵּֽיתִי׃
19And Aharon spoke to Moshe, “See, this day they brought their sin offering and their burnt offering before Hashem, and such things have befallen me! Had I eaten sin offering today, would Hashem have approved?”
va-y'-da-BAYR a-ha-ron el mo-SHE, HAYN ha-YOM hi-k'-REE-vu et kha-ta-TAM v'-et o-LA-tam l'-f'-NAY a-do-NAI, va-tik-RE-nah o-TEE ka-E-leh, va-a-KHAL-tee kha-ta-TAT ha-YOM, ha-yi-TAV b'-ay-NAY a-do-NAI.
יטוַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה הֵ֣ן הַ֠יּ֠וֹם הִקְרִ֨יבוּ אֶת־חַטָּאתָ֤ם וְאֶת־עֹֽלָתָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה וַתִּקְרֶ֥אנָה אֹתִ֖י כָּאֵ֑לֶּה וְאָכַ֤לְתִּי חַטָּאת֙ הַיּ֔וֹם הַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃
20And when Moshe heard this, he approved.
vai-YISH-ma MO-sheh va-yi-TAV b'-ay-NAV
כוַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵינָֽיו׃