Numbers 3:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 3:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּ֣מָת
mûwth
H4191
to die
נָדָ֣ב
Nâdâb
H5070
Nadab
וַאֲבִיה֣וּא
ʼĂbîyhûwʼ
H30
Abihu
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֡ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּֽהַקְרִבָם֩
qârab
H7126
to approach
אֵ֨שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
זָרָ֜ה
zûwr
H2114
to be strange
לִפְנֵ֤י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
סִינַ֔י
Çîynay
H5514
Sinai
וּבָנִ֖ים
bên
H1121
son
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָהֶ֑ם
וַיְכַהֵ֤ן
kâhan
H3547
to serve as priest
אֶלְעָזָר֙
ʼElʻâzâr
H499
Eleazar
וְאִ֣יתָמָ֔ר
ʼÎythâmâr
H385
Ithamar
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
אַהֲרֹ֥ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
אֲבִיהֶֽם
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh, when they offered strange fire before Yahweh, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Nadab died and Abihu to the face of Yahweh when they offered strange fire to the face of Yahweh in the wilderness of Sinai, and sons were not to them. And Eleazar served as priest and Ithamar against the face of Aaron their father.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).