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Leviticus 10:6

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10:6Then Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his other two sons, “Do not6 dishevel the hair of your heads7 and do not tear your garments, so that you do not die and so that wrath does not come on the whole congregation. Your brothers, all the house of Israel, are to mourn the burning which the Lord has caused,8

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Footnotes

  1. 6 has “you must not” (לֹא, lo’) rather than the ’s “do not” (אַל, ’al; cf. the following negative לֹא, lo’, in the ).
  2. 7 Heb “do not let free your heads.” Some have taken this to mean, “do not take off your headgear” (cf. , ), but it probably also involves leaving one’s hair unkempt as a sign of mourning (see J. Milgrom, Leviticus [], 1:; cf. , , , ).
  3. 8 Heb “shall weep [for] the burning which the Lord has burned”; “may mourn for those the Lord has destroyed by fire.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his sons, “Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose, and do not tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning that the Lord has kindled.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become unkempt and do not tear your clothes, or you will die and the Lord will be angry with the whole community. But your relatives, all the Israelites, may mourn for those the Lord has destroyed by fire.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair hang loose and do not tear your clothes, or else you will die, and the Lord will become angry with the whole community. However, your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may weep over the fire that the Lord caused.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not show grief by leaving your hair uncombed or by tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die, and the Lord’s anger will strike the whole community of Israel. However, the rest of the Israelites, your relatives, may mourn because of the Lord’s fiery destruction of Nadab and Abihu.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “You must not let your hair hang loosely, and you must not tear your garments, so that you will not die and he will be angry with all the community. But your brothers, all the house of Israel, may weep because of the burning that Yahweh caused,

KJV 1900King James Version

And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled.