Leviticus 10:16
in Leviticus 10Later, Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,
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ASV
And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron that were left, saying,
KJV
And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,
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This verse in Leviticus 10
Commentary
8 notes on this verseMoses diligently sought the goat - The goat which was offered the same day for the sins of the priests and the people, (see Lev 9:15, Lev 9:16), and which, through the confusion that happened on account of the death of Nadab and Abihu, was burnt instead of being eaten. See Lev 10:16-18.
This site's exposition
Moses diligently sought the goat
on Leviticus 10:16-18
The goat is the people's sin offering from Leviticus 9:15, and it was burnt when the law at Leviticus 6:26 required the priests to eat it, since its blood had not been carried inside. Moses is angry, and he brings the charge against Eleazar and Ithamar rather than against their father. Verse 17 gives his reason and is the only place in Scripture with the phrase to bear the iniquity of the congregation, which puts the priests' eating inside the atonement rather than after it.
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The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
He was angry with Eleazar - He spares Aaron at this time, as overwhelmed with sorrow, and because the rebuking him before his sons might have exposed him to some contempt; but he knew that the reproof though directed to them, would concern him too.
), who therefore ought to have taken warning; and Moses was angry with them. Though he was the meekest man in the world, it seems he could be angry; and when he thought God was disobeyed and dishonoured, and the priesthood endangered, he would be angry.
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), but it is probable that what they did was by Aaron direction, and therefore he apologized for it. He might have pleaded that this was a sin-offering for the congregation, and if it had been a bullock it must have been wholly burnt ( ch. iv.
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And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt--In a sacrifice presented, as that had been, on behalf of the people, it was the duty of the priests, as typically representing them and bearing their sins, to have eaten the flesh after the blood had been sprinkled upon the altar.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The Law on the point in question was clear. See Lev 2:3, note; Lev 4:5, note; Lev 4:15 note. But on this occasion, though the sin-offering which had been offered by Aaron was for the people Lev 9:15, its blood was not carried into the tabernacle. The priests might therefore have too readily supposed that their eating the flesh, or burning it, was a matter of indifference. Hence, Moses explains that the appropriation of the flesh by the priests is an essential part of the act of atonement Lev 10:17. It was burnt - It was consumed by fire in an ordinary way, not; in the fire of the altar. See Lev 1:9.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֣ת׀ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׂעִ֣יר | seir | [the] male goat of | H8163 → | 59 times |
| הַֽחַטָּ֗את | hachatat | the sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| דָּרֹ֥שׁ | darosh | carefully <to seek> | H1875 → | |
| דָּרַ֛שׁ | darash | he sought | H1875 → | |
| מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֣ה | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| שֹׂרָ֑ף | soraf | it had been burned | H8313 → | 117 times |
| וַ֠יִּקְצֹף | vaiyiktzof | and he was angry | H7107 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | towards | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֶלְעָזָ֤ר | ʾelazar | Eleazar | H499 → | 72 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and towards | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אִֽיתָמָר֙ | ʾitamar | Ithamar | H385 → | 21 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֔ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ם | hanotarim | <the> remaining | H3498 → | 106 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וְאֵ֣ת׀and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שְׂעִ֣יר[the] male goat of
seirH8163 →59 times
הַֽחַטָּ֗אתthe sin offering
hachatatH2403 →295 times
דָּרֹ֥שׁcarefully <to seek>
daroshH1875 →
דָּרַ֛שׁhe sought
darashH1875 →
מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וְהִנֵּ֣הand there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
שֹׂרָ֑ףit had been burned
sorafH8313 →117 times
וַ֠יִּקְצֹףand he was angry
vaiyiktzofH7107 →
עַל־towards
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
אֶלְעָזָ֤רEleazar
ʾelazarH499 →72 times
וְעַל־and towards
veal-H5921 →5755 times
אִֽיתָמָר֙Ithamar
ʾitamarH385 →21 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ם<the> remaining
hanotarimH3498 →106 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who…
it leads to
- 1 John 3:14–15
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
- 1 John 4:20–21
If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
- 1 John 2:9
If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
- Ephesians 4:26–27
“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
- Ephesians 4:31–32
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
- 1 John 3:14–15
Through
Numbers 12:3Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.
it leads to
- Matthew 11:29
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
- Matthew 11:29
Through
Leviticus 9:3Then speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering,
it leads to
- Ezra 6:17
For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe…
- Ezra 6:17
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Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonExodus and Wilderness PeriodMosesIsrael's deliverer from Egyptian slavery, covenant mediator, and lawgiver.
- PersonWildernessEleazarAaron's third son who succeeded him as high priest on Mount Hor, founding the line that runs to Phinehas and Zadok.
- PersonWildernessIthamarAaron's fourth son, ordained priest in Leviticus 8; overseer of the tabernacle's accounts and the Gershonite and Merarite service.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.