Mosesמֹשֶׁהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Aaronאֶל אַהֲרֹןand to Eleazarוּלְאֶלְעָזָרand to Ithamar,וּלְאִיתָמָרhis sons,בָּנָיו“Do notאַלlet the hair of your heads hang looseרָאשֵׁיכֶם תִּפְרָעוּand do notוּ לֹאtearתִפְרֹמוּyour garments,בִגְדֵיכֶםso that you do notוְלֹאdieתָמֻתוּand he does not become angryוְ יִקְצֹףwithעַלallכָּלthe community;הָעֵדָהbut your brothers,וַאֲחֵיכֶםallכָּלthe houseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלshall weepיִבְכּוּover the burningהַשְּׂרֵפָהthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas kindled.שָׂרַף
Leviticus 10:6
Study it in the app“Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, “Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose and do not tear your garments, so that you do not die and he does not become angry with all the community; but your brothers, all the house of Israel, shall weep over the burning that YHWH has kindled.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 10:6, word by word
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and to Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar
Eleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appears- and to Ithamarאִיתָמָרitamar
Ithamar
Ithamar: the youngest son of Aaron.
Where else “itamar” appears- his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears- let the hair of your heads hang looseרָאשֵׁיrashe
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rashe” appears- let the hair of your heads hang looseתִּפְרָעוּtifrau
let hair hang
To leave one's hair unbound in mourning.
Where else “tifrau” appears- tearתִפְרֹמוּtifromu
tear
Tear a garment.
Where else “tifromu” appears- your garmentsבִגְדֵיvigde
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “vigde” appears- dieתָמֻתוּtamutu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “tamutu” appears- and he does not become angryיִקְצֹףyiktsof
be angry
Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.
Where else “yiktsof” appears- the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- but your brothersאֲחֵיache
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ache” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- shall weepיִבְכּוּyivku
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yivku” appears- over the burningשְּׂרֵפָהserefa
burning
Burning, fire.
Where else “serefa” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has kindledשָׂרַףsaraf
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “saraf” appears
Translation note
Letting the hair hang loose and tearing one’s clothes were signs of mourning (compare 13:45). Leviticus 21:10 forbids them to the high priest.
The context
5They came near and carried them in their tunics to outside the camp, as Moses had said.
6 · This verse (above)
7And from the entrance of the tent of meeting you shall not go out, lest you die, for the oil of anointing of YHWH is on you.” And they did according to the word of Moses.