Leviticus 10:4
in Leviticus 10Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Draw near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.
KJV
And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.
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This verse in Leviticus 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The first cousins of Aaron Exo 6:22 are selected by Moses to convey the bodies of Nadab and Abihu out of the camp and bury them, probably because they were the nearest relations who were not priests. See Num 9:6.
This site's exposition
Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel
on Leviticus 10:4-5
Moses calls two first cousins of Aaron, Levites rather than priests, because Aaron and his surviving sons may not leave the door of the tent. They carry the bodies out in their coats, so the priestly garments came through the fire whole. The fire took the men and left their clothing, and the bodies go out of the camp, which is where Leviticus 4:12 sends the remains of a sin offering.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
1 ) were looked upon as the great favourites of heaven, and the hopes of their people; and now on a sudden, when the tidings of the event had scarcely reached their ears, to see them both carried out dead, with the visible marks of divine vengeance upon them, as sacrifices to the justice of God, they could not choose but cry out, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God?
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Moses called Mishael - For Aaron and his sons were employed in their holy ministrations, from which they were not called for funeral solemnities. Brethren - That is, kinsmen, as that word is oft used.
And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, the uncle of Aaron,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Uzziel the uncle of Aaron - He was brother to Amram the father of Aaron; see Exo 6:18-22.
The words behind it
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְרָ֣א | vaiyikra' | and he summoned | H7121 → | 733 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | <to> | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מִֽישָׁאֵל֙ | mishael | Mishael | H4332 → | |
| וְאֶ֣ל | veel | and <to> | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶלְצָפָ֔ן | ʾeltzafan | Elzaphan | H469 → | |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עֻזִּיאֵ֖ל | ʾuziel | Uzziel | H5816 → | |
| דֹּ֣ד | dod | [the] uncle of | H1730 → | 61 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֑ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲלֵהֶ֗ם | ʾalehem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| קִ֠רְב֞וּ | kirvu | draw near | H7126 → | 280 times |
| שְׂא֤וּ | seu | carry | H5375 → | 656 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲחֵיכֶם֙ | ʾacheikhem | relatives your | H251 → | 630 times |
| מֵאֵ֣ת | meet | from with | H854 → | 929 times |
| פְּנֵי־ | penei- | [the] face of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ | hakodesh | the holy place | H6944 → | 469 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מִח֖וּץ | michutz | from [the] outside | H2351 → | 164 times |
| לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ | lamachaneh | of the camp | H4264 → | 215 times |
וַיִּקְרָ֣אand he summoned
vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times
מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
אֶל־<to>
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מִֽישָׁאֵל֙Mishael
mishaelH4332 →
וְאֶ֣לand <to>
veelH413 →5510 times
אֶלְצָפָ֔ןElzaphan
ʾeltzafanH469 →
בְּנֵ֥י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
עֻזִּיאֵ֖לUzziel
ʾuzielH5816 →
דֹּ֣ד[the] uncle of
dodH1730 →61 times
אַהֲרֹ֑ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֲלֵהֶ֗םto them
ʾalehemH413 →5510 times
קִ֠רְב֞וּdraw near
kirvuH7126 →280 times
שְׂא֤וּcarry
seuH5375 →656 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲחֵיכֶם֙relatives your
ʾacheikhemH251 →630 times
מֵאֵ֣תfrom with
meetH854 →929 times
פְּנֵי־[the] face of
penei-H6440 →2123 times
הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁthe holy place
hakodeshH6944 →469 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מִח֖וּץfrom [the] outside
michutzH2351 →164 times
לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃of the camp
lamachanehH4264 →215 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
Exodus 6:18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 6:18
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 6:2
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- Numbers 3:19
The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- Numbers 26:57
Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 6:18
Through
Numbers 3:19The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
it leads to
- Exodus 6:18
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
- Nehemiah 12:1–26
Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
- 1 Chronicles 23:18–20
The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.
- Exodus 6:18
Through
Exodus 6:22The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
it leads to
- Numbers 3:30
and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
- Numbers 3:30
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); 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.