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Leviticus 10:19

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But Aaron replied to Moses, “Behold, this very day they presented their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD. Since these things have happened to me, if I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been acceptable in the sight of the LORD?”

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Aaron spake unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin-offering and their burnt-offering before Jehovah; and there have befallen me such things as these: and if I had eaten the sin-offering to-day, would it have been well-pleasing in the sight of Jehovah?

KJV

And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord?

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This verse in Leviticus 10

Commentary

7 notes on this verse
That is: “Behold this very day, in which we have done our part in sacrificing sin-offerings and burnt-offerings to the Lord, this great calamity has befallen me. Could it have been well-pleasing to the Lord if those who have been so humbled as I and my sons have been by the sin of our relations and the divine judgment, had feasted on the most holy flesh of the sin-offering?”

This site's exposition

this day have they offered their sin offering

on Leviticus 10:19-20

This is the only speech of Aaron recorded in Leviticus. He does not dispute the rule, and asks instead whether the offering eaten by a man in his position that day would have been accepted, which answers on fitness rather than on procedure. Moses heard it and he was content, a sentence that occurs once in the whole King James Bible. Adam Clarke observes that God gave no sign of displeasure at the irregularity, and Matthew Henry reads the exchange by the rule that God will have mercy and not sacrifice.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

They have offered - They have done the substance of the thing, though they have mistaken this one circumstance. Such things - Whereby, haying been oppressed with grief, it is not strange nor unpardonable if I have mistaked. Should it have been accepted - Because it was not to be eaten with sorrow, but with rejoicing and thanksgiving.
And Aaron said unto Moses,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Observe, (1.) How he speaks of affliction: Such things have befallen me, such sad things, which could not but go near his heart, and make it very happy. He was a high priest taken from among men, and could not put off natural affection when he put on the holy garments.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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.

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

And such things have befallen me, etc. - The excuse which Aaron makes for not feasting on the sin-offering according to the law is at once appropriate and dignified; as if he had said: “God certainly has commanded me to eat of the sin-offering; but when such things as these have happened unto me, could it be good in the sight of the Lord? Does he not expect that I should feel as a father under such afflicting circumstances?” With this spirited answer Moses was satisfied; and God, who knew his situation, took no notice of the irregularity which had taken place in the solemn service. To human nature God has given the privilege to weep in times of affliction and distress. In his infinite kindness he has ordained that tears, which are only external evidences of our grief, shall be the outlets to our sorrows, and tend to exhaust the cause from which they flow. See on Lev 10:3 (note).

The words behind it

22 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיְדַבֵּ֨רand he spoke

    vaydaberH1696 →1141 times

  • אַהֲרֹ֜ןAaron

    ʾaharonH175 →347 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses

    moshehH4872 →765 times

  • הֵ֣ןhere!

    henH2005 →316 times

  • הַ֠יּוֹםthis day

    haiyomH3117 →2304 times

  • הִקְרִ֨יבוּthey have presented

    hikrivuH7126 →280 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • חַטָּאתָ֤םsin offering their

    chatatamH2403 →295 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • עֹֽלָתָם֙burnt offering their

    ʾolatamH5930 →287 times

  • לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before

    lifneiH6440 →2123 times

  • יְהוָ֔הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • וַתִּקְרֶ֥אנָהand they have happened to

    vatikrenahH7122 →

  • אֹתִ֖י<obj.> me

    ʾotiH853 →10935 times

  • כָּאֵ֑לֶּהlike these [things]

    kaelehH428 →746 times

  • וְאָכַ֤לְתִּיand I will eat

    veakhaltiH398 →810 times

  • חַטָּאת֙a sin offering

    chatatH2403 →295 times

  • הַיּ֔וֹםthis day

    haiyomH3117 →2304 times

  • הַיִּיטַ֖ב¿ will it be good

    haiyitavH3190 →117 times

  • בְּעֵינֵ֥יin [the] eyes of

    beeineiH5869 →887 times

  • יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

17 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Leviticus 9:12Then Aaron slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.5 worksLeviticus 9:8So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.4 worksIsaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.3 worksMalachi 2:13And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.3 worksJeremiah 14:12Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”3 worksMalachi 1:13You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.3 works
The other 11 cross-references, with their words ▾
Jeremiah 6:20What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”3 worksHosea 9:4They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.3 worksMalachi 1:10“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.3 worksDeuteronomy 12:7There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.2 worksPhilippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!2 works1 Samuel 1:7–8And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.2 worksHebrews 9:8By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.2 worksIsaiah 1:11“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.2 worksHebrews 7:27Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.2 worksDeuteronomy 26:14I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.2 worksLeviticus 7:18If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Isaiah 1:15

    When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 1:28

      Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Zechariah 7:13

      And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Micah 3:4

      Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.

    • Isaiah 59:2–3

      But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.

    • Jeremiah 7:8–10

      But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 14:12

    Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 11:11

      Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.

    • Ezekiel 8:18

      Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”

    • Ezekiel 14:21

      For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it…

Where this verse is studied

About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Leviticus: the study guide →Read Leviticus 10 →

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 (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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