Leviticus 10:10

Leviticus 10:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;
• New International Version (NIV)so that you can distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean,
• English Standard Version (ESV)You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean,
• New King James Version (NKJV)that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean,

Context of Leviticus 10:10

8The Lord then spoke to Aaron, saying, 9“Do not drink wine or strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the tent of meeting, so that you will not die--it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations-- and so as to make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean, 11and so as to teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them through Moses.” 12Then Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his surviving sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that is left over from the Lord’s offerings by fire and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy.

Leviticus 10:10 word by word

וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ וּבֵ֣ין הַחֹ֑ל וּבֵ֥ין הַטָּמֵ֖א וּבֵ֥ין הַטָּהֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

• so as to makeבָּדַלbâdal · to separateH914
• betweenבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• and the profaneחֹלchôl · commonH2455
• the uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• and the cleanטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889

Cross-references for Leviticus 10:10

• Deuteronomy 24:8“Be careful against an infection of leprosy, that you diligently observe and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you; as I have commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.
• Deuteronomy 33:10They shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob, And Your law to Israel. They shall put incense before You, And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
• 2 Chronicles 17:9They taught in Judah, having the book of the law of the Lord with them; and they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.
• 2 Chronicles 30:22Then Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who showed good insight in the things of the Lord. So they ate for the appointed seven days, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord God of their fathers.
• Nehemiah 8:2Then Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men, women and all who could listen with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
• Nehemiah 9:13Then You came down on Mount Sinai, And spoke with them from heaven; You gave them just ordinances and true laws, Good statutes and commandments.
• Jeremiah 2:8The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’ And those who handle the law did not know Me; The rulers also transgressed against Me, And the prophets prophesied by Baal And walked after things that did not profit.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the sage, nor the divine word to the prophet! Come on and let us strike at him with our tongue, and let us give no heed to any of his words.”
• Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
• Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
• Acts 20:27For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:2For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

Commentaries on Leviticus 10:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10That we may put difference between holy and unholy - This is a strong reason why they should drink no inebriating liquor, that their understanding being clear, and their judgment correct, they might be always able to discern between the clean and the unclean, and ever pronounce righteous judgment. Injunctions similar to this were found among the Egyptians, Carthaginians, and Greeks. Indeed, common sense itself shows that neither a drunkard nor a sot…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-11Verses 9-11 When the priest was on duty he was to abstain from wine and strong drink, lest he should commit excess (see Leviticus 10:1), and so become disqualified for carrying out the precepts of the ceremonial Law. Leviticus 10:9 Strong drink - The Hebrew word is employed here to denote strong drinks of any kind except wine made from the grape. Leviticus 10:10 Unholy … unclean - Common, as not consecrated; and what would occasion defilement by being…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-11Verses 8-11 Do not drink wine or strong drink. During the time they ministered, the priests were forbidden it. It is required of gospel ministers, that they be not given to wine, 1Ti 3:3. It is, Lest ye die; die when ye are in drink. The danger of death, to which we are continually exposed, should engage all to be sober.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The placement of this instruction suggests that Nadab and Abihu might have been drinking alcohol when they offered the "unauthorized fire" (Leviticus 10:1). Priests should not drink anything that could impair their judgment before serving in the tabernacle. the Lord said to Aaron: Previously, God communicated only with Moses, but now he accepted Aaron as the people's representative and spoke directly to him. The word common means "secular" or "ordinary."…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-118-11. Do not drink wine nor strong drink--This prohibition, and the accompanying admonitions, following immediately the occurrence of so fatal a catastrophe [Le 10:1, 2], has given rise to an opinion entertained by many, that the two disobedient priests were under the influence of intoxication when they committed the offense which was expiated only by their lives. But such an idea, though the presumption is in its favor, is nothing more than conjecture.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 10:10

• Abstinence, Total
• Holiness
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Commentaries on Leviticus 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings