Leviticus 10:20
in Leviticus 10And when Moses heard this explanation, he was satisfied.
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ASV
And when Moses heard that, it was well-pleasing in his sight.
KJV
And when Moses heard that, he was content.
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This verse in Leviticus 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseWhen Moses heard that, he was content - The argument used by Aaron had in it both good sense and strong reason, and Moses, as a reasonable man, felt its force; and as God evidenced no kind of displeasure at this irregularity, which was, in a measure at least, justified by the present necessity, he thought proper to urge the matter no farther.
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
He rested satisfied with his answer. it appeared, that Aaron sincerely aimed at pleasing God: and those who do so, will find he is not extreme to mark what is done amiss.
And when Moses heard that, he was content.
God had provided that what could not be eaten might be burnt. Our unfitness for duty, when it is natural and not sinful, will have great allowances made for it; and God will have mercy and not sacrifice. At least he thought it did very much extenuate the fault; the spirit indeed was willing, but the flesh was weak.
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.
The words behind it
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע | vaiyishma' | and he heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וַיִּיטַ֖ב | vaiyitav | and it was good | H3190 → | 117 times |
| בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ פ | beeinav | in view his | H5869 → | 887 times |
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עand he heard
vaiyishma'H8085 →1159 times
מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וַיִּיטַ֖בand it was good
vaiyitavH3190 →117 times
בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ פin view his
beeinavH5869 →887 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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 12:20A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
it leads to
- Isaiah 42:3–4
A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
- Ezekiel 34:16
I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
- Isaiah 61:1–3
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty…
- Psalms 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- Luke 4:18
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight…
- Isaiah 42:3–4
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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.