“And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.”
Since these men used them when they sinned and lost their lives, the censers have become holy. Let them be hammered into a covering for the altar. It will be a sign to the Israelites' — the transformation of the censers into an altar covering (badim laklei mizbach) consecrates them to a new purpose; the covering becomes a perpetual reminder that only Aaron's priesthood is legitimate, that any attempt to usurp priestly prerogative brings judgment.
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