Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become unkempt and do not tear your clothes, or you will die and the LORD will be angry with the whole community. But your relatives, all the Israelites, may mourn for those the LORD has destroyed by fire. New Living Translation Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not show grief by leaving your hair uncombed or by tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die, and the LORD’s anger will strike the whole community of Israel. However, the rest of the Israelites, your relatives, may mourn because of the LORD’s fiery destruction of Nadab and Abihu. English Standard Version And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his sons, “Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose, and do not tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning that the LORD has kindled. Berean Standard Bible Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited. King James Bible And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled. New King James Version And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the people. But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD has kindled. New American Standard Bible Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you do not die and He does not become wrathful against all the congregation. But your kinsmen, the entire house of Israel, shall weep for the burning which the LORD has brought about. NASB 1995 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you will not die and that He will not become wrathful against all the congregation. But your kinsmen, the whole house of Israel, shall bewail the burning which the LORD has brought about. NASB 1977 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you may not die, and that He may not become wrathful against all the congregation. But your kinsmen, the whole house of Israel, shall bewail the burning which the LORD has brought about. Legacy Standard Bible Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you will not die and that He will not become wrathful against all the congregation. But your relatives, the whole house of Israel, shall weep over the burning which Yahweh has brought about. Amplified Bible Then Moses said to Aaron and to his [younger] sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not uncover your heads nor let your hair hang loose nor tear your clothes [as expressions of mourning], so that you will not die [also] and so that He will not express His wrath and anger toward all the congregation. But your relatives, the whole house of Israel, may mourn the burning which the LORD has brought about. Christian Standard Bible Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair hang loose and do not tear your clothes, or else you will die, and the LORD will become angry with the whole community. However, your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may weep over the fire that the LORD caused. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair hang loose and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will become angry with the whole community. However, your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn over that tragedy when the LORD sent the fire. American Standard Version And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Let not the hair of your heads go loose, neither rend your clothes; that ye die not, and that he be not wroth with all the congregation: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Jehovah hath kindled. Contemporary English Version Then Moses told Aaron and his other two sons, Eleazar and Ithamar: Don't show your sorrow by messing up your hair and tearing your priestly clothes, or the LORD will get angry. He will kill the three of you and punish everyone else. It's all right for your relatives, the people of Israel, to mourn for those he destroyed by fire. English Revised Version And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Let not the hair of your heads go loose, neither rend your clothes; that ye die not, and that he be not wroth with all the congregation: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled. GOD'S WORD® Translation Moses told Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar: "Do not mourn by leaving your hair uncombed or tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die and the LORD will become angry with the whole congregation. All the other Israelites may cry over the fire the LORD sent, but you may not. Good News Translation Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not leave your hair uncombed or tear your clothes to show that you are in mourning. If you do, you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole community. But all other Israelites are allowed to mourn this death caused by the fire which the LORD sent. International Standard Version Then Moses told Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "You are not to loosen the hair of your head and you are not to rend your clothes. That way, you won't die and wrath won't come on the entire congregation. Your brothers and the assembly of Israel will mourn because of the fire that the LORD kindled. Majority Standard Bible Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited. NET Bible Then Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his other two sons, "Do not dishevel the hair of your heads and do not tear your garments, so that you do not die and so that wrath does not come on the whole congregation. Your brothers, all the house of Israel, are to mourn the burning which the LORD has caused, New Heart English Bible Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, "Do not let the hair of your heads go loose, neither tear your clothes; that you do not die, and that he not be angry with all the congregation: but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD has kindled. Webster's Bible Translation And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled. World English Bible Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, “Don’t let the hair of your heads go loose, and don’t tear your clothes, so that you don’t die, and so that he will not be angry with all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Yahweh has kindled. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Moses says to Aaron and his sons, to Eleazar and to Ithamar, “You do not uncover your heads, and you do not tear your garments, that you do not die, and He is angry on all the congregation; as for your brothers, the whole house of Israel, they lament the burning which YHWH has kindled; Young's Literal Translation And Moses saith unto Aaron, and to Eleazar, and to Ithamar his sons, 'Your heads ye do not uncover, and your garments ye do not rend, that ye die not, and on all the company He be wroth; as to your brethren, the whole house of Israel, they bewail the burning which Jehovah hath kindled; Smith's Literal Translation And Moses will say to Aaron, and to Eleazar, and to Ithamar, his sons, Ye shall not uncover you heads, and ye shall not rend your garments; and ye shall not die, and there shall be anger upon all the assembly: and your brethren, all the house of Israel shall weep for the burning which Jehovah burnt. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons: Uncover not your heads, and rend not your garments, lest perhaps you die, and indignation come upon all the congregation. Let your brethren, and all the house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled: Catholic Public Domain Version And Moses said to Aaron, and to his sons, Eleazar and Ithamar: “Do not uncover your heads, and do not rend your garments, lest perhaps you may die, and indignation may rise up over the entire assembly. Let your brothers, and all the house of Israel, bewail the burning that the Lord has kindled. New American Bible Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not dishevel your hair or tear your garments, lest you die and bring God’s wrath also on the whole community. While your kindred, the rest of the house of Israel, may mourn for those whom the LORD’s fire has burned up, New Revised Standard Version And Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not dishevel your hair, and do not tear your vestments, or you will die and wrath will strike all the congregation; but your kindred, the whole house of Israel, may mourn the burning that the LORD has sent. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons who were left to him, Do not shave your heads, neither rend your clothes, lest you die, and lest wrath come upon all the people; but let all your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail over the victims, whom the LORD burned. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Moshe said to Ahron and to Eliazar and to Ithamar, his sons who were left to him, “Do not shave your heads and do not tear your garments, lest you die and wrath will be on all of the assembly, and all your brethren of the house of Israel will weep for the burning that LORD JEHOVAH burned. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons: 'Let not the hair of your heads go loose, neither tend your clothes, that ye die not, and that He be not wroth with all the congregation; but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Moses said to Aaron, and Eleazar and Ithamar his sons that were left, Ye shall not make bare your heads, and ye shall not tear your garments; that ye die not, and so there should be wrath on all the congregation: but your brethren, even all the house of Israel, shall lament for the burning, with which they were burnt by the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sin of Nadab and Abihu…5So they came forward and carried them, still in their tunics, outside the camp, as Moses had directed. 6Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited. 7You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.… Cross References Numbers 20:28-29 After Moses had removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. / When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days. Ezekiel 24:16-18 “Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. / Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.” / So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded. Numbers 16:22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?” Numbers 18:5 And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again. 2 Samuel 6:7-9 And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God. / Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day. / That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?” 1 Chronicles 13:9-12 When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled. / And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God. / Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day. ... 1 Samuel 6:19-20 But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter. / The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?” 2 Chronicles 26:16-21 But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. / Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him. / They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.” ... Exodus 28:32-35 with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear. / Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them, / alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe. ... Exodus 29:9 Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons. Exodus 39:28-31 as well as the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen, / and the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. / They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD. ... Matthew 9:15 Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. Luke 5:34-35 Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? / But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.” John 16:20 Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. Acts 5:5-11 On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened. / Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him. / About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened. ... Treasury of Scripture And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest you die, and lest wrath come on all the people: but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, mourn the burning which the LORD has kindled. Uncover Leviticus 13:45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. Leviticus 21:1-15 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: … Exodus 33:5 For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. lest wrath Numbers 16:22,41-47 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? … Joshua 7:1,11 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel… Joshua 22:18,20 But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel… Jump to Previous Aaron Angry Bewail Burning Clothes Congregation Die Eleazar Hair Heads House Israel Ithamar Kindled Loose Moses Rend Tear Uncover Whole WrathJump to Next Aaron Angry Bewail Burning Clothes Congregation Die Eleazar Hair Heads House Israel Ithamar Kindled Loose Moses Rend Tear Uncover Whole WrathLeviticus 10 1. Aadab and Abihu, for offering strange fire, are burnt by fire6. Aaron and his sons are forbidden to mourn for them 8. The priests are forbidden wine when they are to go into the tabernacle 12. The law of eating the holy things 16. Aaron's excuse for transgressing thereof Then Moses said The phrase "Then Moses said" indicates a direct communication from Moses, who serves as the intermediary between God and the Israelites. Moses, as a prophet and leader, is delivering God's instructions. The Hebrew root for "said" is "אָמַר" (amar), which often implies a command or authoritative speech. This highlights the gravity and divine authority behind the instructions being given. to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar Do not let your hair become unkempt and do not tear your clothes or you will die and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation But your relatives, all the house of Israel may mourn for those the LORD has destroyed by fire Neither rend your clothes.--This was another ordinary manifestation of sorrow and mourning. (See Genesis 37:29; Genesis 37:34; Joshua 7:6; 2Samuel 13:21, &c.) To this day the Jews observe this custom of mourning for the death of their near relations; they tear their garments, let their hair and nails grow, and do not wash. . . . Verse 6. - Uncover not your heads. They are to abstain from all the conventional signs of mourning, in order to show that they acknowledged the justice of the punishment. The whole house of Israel, that is, the people in general, might mourn the death of their priests, but the high priest and his remaining sons must prove their submission to the Divine chastisement by crushing their individual feelings of sorrow. A murmur on their part would have brought God's wrath on themselves and on the whole congregation, which they represented (Leviticus 4:3). Uncover not your heads may be otherwise translated, Let not your hair fall disheveled (see Leviticus 21:10).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶֽל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Aaron אַהֲרֹ֡ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses and his sons בָּנָ֜יו (bā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son Eleazar וּלְאֶלְעָזָר֩ (ū·lə·’el·‘ā·zār) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 499: Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites and Ithamar, וּלְאִֽיתָמָ֨ר ׀ (ū·lə·’î·ṯā·mār) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 385: Ithamar -- 'land of palms', a son of Aaron “Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not let your hair רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֥ם (rā·šê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 7218: The head become disheveled תִּפְרָ֣עוּ ׀ (tip̄·rā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6544: To loosen, to expose, dismiss, absolve, begin and do not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no tear תִפְרֹ֙מוּ֙ (ṯip̄·rō·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6533: To tear or rend (a garment) your garments, וּבִגְדֵיכֶ֤ם (ū·ḇiḡ·ḏê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage or else וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no you will die, תָמֻ֔תוּ (ṯā·mu·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill and the LORD will be angry יִקְצֹ֑ף (yiq·ṣōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7107: To crack off, burst out in rage with וְעַ֥ל (wə·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every congregation. הָעֵדָ֖ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage But your brothers, וַאֲחֵיכֶם֙ (wa·’ă·ḥê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc may mourn [on account of] יִבְכּוּ֙ (yiḇ·kū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan the fire הַשְּׂרֵפָ֔ה (haś·śə·rê·p̄āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8316: Cremation that אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has ignited. שָׂרַ֥ף (śā·rap̄) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8313: To be, on fire Links Leviticus 10:6 NIVLeviticus 10:6 NLT Leviticus 10:6 ESV Leviticus 10:6 NASB Leviticus 10:6 KJV Leviticus 10:6 BibleApps.com Leviticus 10:6 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 10:6 Chinese Bible Leviticus 10:6 French Bible Leviticus 10:6 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 10:6 Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar (Le Lv Lev.) |
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