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.
Moses called for Mishael and Elzaphan, who were sons of Uzziel (Aaron's uncle), and told them, 'Come here and carry your relatives away from the front of the sanctuary and take them outside the camp.'
Moses is asking Aaron's cousins to remove the bodies of Aaron's sons who had just died for offering unauthorized fire to God.
📚 Historical Context
This verse follows immediately after God struck down Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu for offering 'strange fire' before the Lord, which violated God's specific instructions for worship. Moses had to call upon relatives who weren't priests to handle the bodies, since Aaron and his remaining sons had to continue their priestly duties and couldn't defile themselves by touching the dead.
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