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The[a] sons of Aaron were Nadab the first-born, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar who[b] were anointed priests and whom he consecrated[c] as priests. Nadab and Abihu died in the Lord’s presence when they offered unauthorized[d] fire before him[e] in the Sinai wilderness. Since they didn’t have their own children, Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests under the authority of[f] Aaron their father.

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  1. Numbers 3:2 Lit. These are the names of the
  2. Numbers 3:3 Lit. These are the names of the sons of Aaron who
  3. Numbers 3:3 Lit. filled their hands
  4. Numbers 3:4 Lit. strange
  5. Numbers 3:4 Lit. the Lord
  6. Numbers 3:4 Lit. priest before