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So they drew near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said.

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Buried in Their Priestly Coats

Commentators note the significance of Nadab and Abihu being carried out and buried in their priestly tunics. These garments, meant for holy service, became their burial shrouds. Scholars suggest this was because the clothes were defiled by contact with the dead and because no one would use items associated with such a dreadful judgment. It serves as a visual reminder that their sin was committed in their sacred office.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Leviticus 10:5

18th Century

Theologian

Coats - See Exodus 28:39. Life had been extinguished as if by a flash of lightning, but neither the bodies nor the dresses were destroyed.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Leviticus 10:5

19th Century

Bishop

And carried them in their coats. — More accurately, and they carried them in their tunics, the long, white garme…

John Gill

John Gill

On Leviticus 10:5

17th Century

Pastor

So they went near
To the place where the bodies lay, having an order from Moses so to do, let them have been where t…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Leviticus 10:3–7

17th Century

Minister

The most quieting considerations during affliction are drawn from the word of God. What was it that God spoke? Though Aaron's heart must have been …