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AndוַYHWHיְהוָהspokeיְדַבֵּרto Mosesאֶל מֹשֶׁהafterאַחֲרֵיthe deathמוֹתof the twoשְׁנֵיsonsבְּנֵיof Aaron,אַהֲרֹןwhen they drew nearבְּקָרְבָתָםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהand died.וַיָּמֻתוּ
Leviticus 16:1
Study it in the app“And YHWH spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before YHWH and died.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 16:1, word by word
- 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- spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- to 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- the deathמוֹתmot
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mot” appears- of the twoשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- when they drew nearקָרְבָתָkarvata
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “karvata” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- and diedיָּמֻתוּyamutu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamutu” appears
Translation note
This chapter describes the Day of Expiation, the only day of the year when the high priest went in behind the veil. The letter to the Hebrews explains it by looking at Jesus, who went in once for all with his own blood (Hebrews 9:6-12, 24-26).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And YHWH said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother that he is not to come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, in front of the cover of expiation that is on the ark, so that he does not die; for in the cloud I will appear over the cover of expiation.