Leviticus 10:6

“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.”

Leviticus 10:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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).

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and to Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar

Eleazar

Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.

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and to Ithamarאִיתָמָרitamar

Ithamar

Ithamar: the youngest son of Aaron.

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his sonsבָּנָיbanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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let the hair of your heads hang looseרָאשֵׁיrashe

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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let the hair of your heads hang looseתִּפְרָעוּtifrau

let hair hang

To leave one's hair unbound in mourning.

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tearתִפְרֹמוּtifromu

tear

Tear a garment.

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your garmentsבִגְדֵיvigde

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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dieתָמֻתוּtamutu

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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and he does not become angryיִקְצֹףyiktsof

be angry

Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.

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the communityעֵדָהeda

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

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but your brothersאֲחֵיache

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

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the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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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.

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shall weepיִבְכּוּyivku

weep

Weep, cry; mourn for someone.

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over the burningשְּׂרֵפָהserefa

burning

Burning, fire.

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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.

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has kindledשָׂרַףsaraf

burn

Burn; bake in the fire.

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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.

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