Leviticus 10 · Verse 4

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.
Leviticus 10:4, King James Version

Leviticus 10:4 in other translations

BSBMoses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.”
WEBMoses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Draw near, carry your brothers from before the sanctuary out of the camp.”
ASVAnd Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Draw near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.
YLTAnd Moses calleth unto Mishael and unto Elzaphan, sons of Uzziel, uncle of Aaron, and saith unto them, ‘Come near, bear your brethren from the front of the sanctuary unto the outside of the camp;'
DARBYAnd Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.
BBEAnd Moses sent for Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, the brother of Aaron's father, and said to them, Come near and take your brothers away from before the holy place, outside the tent-circle.
WebsterAnd Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.

What does Leviticus 10:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 10:4-5
4-5. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Uzziel the uncle of Aaron - He was brother to Amram the father of Aaron; see Exo 6:18-22.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 10:3-7

The most quieting considerations under affliction are fetched from the word of God. What was it that God spake? Though Aaron's heart must have been filled with anguish and dismay, yet with silent submission he revered the justice of the stroke. When God corrects us or ours for sin, it is our duty to accept the punishment, and say, It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. Whenever we worship God, we come…

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Leviticus 10:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'and he summonedH7121
מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶל\־'el-<to>H413
מִֽישָׁאֵל֙mi.sha.'ElMishaelH4332
וְאֶ֣לve.'Eland <to>H413
אֶלְצָפָ֔ן'el.tza.FanElzaphanH469
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
עֻזִּיאֵ֖ל'u.zi.'ElUzzielH5816
דֹּ֣דdod[the] uncle ofH1730
אַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.Hemto themH413
קִ֠רְב֞וּkir.Vudraw nearH7126
שְׂא֤וּse.'UcarryH5375
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.Khemrelatives yourH251
מֵאֵ֣תme.'Etfrom withH854
פְּנֵי\־pe.nei-[the] face ofH6440
הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshthe holy placeH6944
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מִח֖וּץmi.Chutzfrom [the] outsideH2351
לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה\׃La.ma.cha.Nehof the campH4264

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Cross references for Leviticus 10:4

  • 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 3:30

    And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

  • Acts 5:9-10

    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 thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.

  • Acts 5:6

    And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

  • Numbers 3:19

    And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:2

    And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

  • Acts 8:2

    And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

  • 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: and much people of the city was with her.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Uzziel.
Ex 6:18,22; Nu 3:19,30; 1Ch 6:2
carry.
Lu 7:12; Ac 5:6,9,10; 8:2

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Context

  • Leviticus 10:3

    Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

  • 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.

  • Leviticus 10:5

    So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.

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Leviticus 10:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y llamó Moisés á Misael, y á Elzaphán, hijos de Uzziel, tío de Aarón, y díjoles: Llegaos y sacad á vuestros hermanos de delante del santuario fuera del campo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse appela Mishaël et Eltsaphan, fils d’Uziel, oncle d’Aaron, et leur dit: Approchez-vous, emportez vos frères de devant le lieu saint, hors du camp.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Mose rief Misael und Elzaphan, die Söhne Ussiels, des Oheims Aarons, und sprach zu ihnen: Tretet herzu, traget eure Brüder von dem Heiligtum hinweg außerhalb des Lagers.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Vocatis autem Moyses Misaële et Elisaphan filiis Oziel, patrui Aaron, ait ad eos: Ite, et tollite fratres vestros de conspectu sanctuarii, et asportate extra castra.