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The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they came near before the LORD, and died;
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 1. Fire. It was upon this occasion that the feast of expiation (kippurim) was instituted, to enforce the reverence due to holy things, and particularly to the tabernacle. Hebrew adds, “before the Lord,” ( Bible.) and does not specify strange fire; but the Chaldee and the Syriac do. Calmet.
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