Leviticus 10:9

““Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, so that you do not die; it is a statute forever throughout your generations,”

Leviticus 10:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 10:9, word by word

drinkתֵּשְׁתְּtesht

drink

Drink.

Where else “tesht” appears
wineיַיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

Where else “yayin” appears
or intoxicating drinkשֵׁכָרshechar

intoxicating drink

Intoxicating drink made from fermented grain or fruit; distinct from grape wine.

Where else “shechar” appears
or your sonsבָנֶיvane

son

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

Where else “vane” appears
when you goבֹאֲvoa

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “voa” appears
the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

Where else “ohel” appears
of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

Where else “moed” appears
dieתָמֻתוּtamutu

die

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

Where else “tamutu” appears
it is a statuteחֻקַּתchukat

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

Where else “chukat” appears
foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears
throughout your generationsדֹרֹתֵיdorote

generation

The people of the same time.

Where else “dorote” appears

The context

8YHWH spoke to Aaron, saying,

9 · This verse (above)

10and to separate the holy from the common, and the unclean from the clean,

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