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Leviticus 10 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 10:3, which is the poetic part of the quotation.
Special concepts in this chapter
Mourning
Aaron was told that he and his remaining sons should not mourn Aaron's sons who were killed. As priests, they must put priestly work first, before their mourning and personal problems.
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
"Unapproved fire"
The phrase "unapproved fire " indicates that Aaron's son offered an unacceptable sacrifice. Because of Yahweh's holiness, this was a serious sin. They may have offered a sacrifice at the wrong time or in the wrong way. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin)