Numbers 3:4

The incident here referred to is related in Leviticus 10:1-7. The meaning of -strange fire" is uncertain. Either the incense which they burnt was not made in accordance with the divine prescription (given in Exodus 30:34-38). or the fire was not taken from the proper place the altar of burnt-offering. -Strange" means -not in accordance with the regular ritual"; see n. on Numbers 1:51.

they had no children The point of this lies in the fact that after the exile all the priestly families called themselves -sons of Aaron," and traced their descent through Eleazar or Ithamar (see p. xvi).