Levitikus 10:7

7 Ihr aber sollt nicht ausgehen von der Tür der Hütte des Stifts, ihr möchtet sterben; denn das Salböl des HERRN ist auf euch. Und sie taten, wie Mose sagte.

Levitikus 10:7 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 10:7

And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of
the congregation, lest ye die
That is, they were not to relinquish the service of the sanctuary, on the account of the death of these relations of theirs, and through grief for it, but go on in it; not Aaron on account of his children, nor his sons on account of their brethren: from hence, says Ben Gersom, we learn, that whatsoever priest leaves his service, and goes out of the sanctuary, is guilty of death: some think the seven days of consecration were not quite over, during which time Aaron and his sons were obliged to continue there, on pain of death, ( Leviticus 8:33 Leviticus 8:35 ) but it is pretty plain those days were over, and that it was the day after the consecration was finished; see ( Leviticus 9:1 ) and (See Gill on Leviticus 10:2) wherefore this respects their continuance in the tabernacle on the day the above affair happened, and they were obliged to continue in and go through the service of the day, notwithstanding that:

for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you;
a learned man ^F15 infers from hence, that this affair happened within the days of consecration, they being every day afresh anointed with oil, at least had it, with the blood of the sacrifices, sprinkled on them, on their garments, taking it in the strict sense, for the oil being still upon them; whereas it seems only to signify, that inasmuch as they were consecrated with oil to the priest's office, they were under obligation to continue and perform their service without being let or hindered by what had happened:

and they did according to the word of Moses;
they showed no tokens of mourning on account of the dead, and did not offer to go out of the tabernacle and leave their service.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Clayton's Chronology of the Hebrew Bible, p. 353.

Levitikus 10:7 In-Context

5 Und sie traten hinzu und trugen sie hinaus mit ihren leinenen Röcken vor das Lager, wie Mose gesagt hatte.

6 Da sprach Mose zu Aaron und seinen Söhnen Eleasar und Ithamar: Ihr sollt eure Häupter nicht entblößen noch eure Kleider zerreißen, daß ihr nicht sterbet und der Zorn über die ganze Gemeinde komme. Laßt eure Brüder, das ganze Haus Israel, weinen über diesen Brand, den der HERR getan hat.

7 Ihr aber sollt nicht ausgehen von der Tür der Hütte des Stifts, ihr möchtet sterben; denn das Salböl des HERRN ist auf euch. Und sie taten, wie Mose sagte.

8 Der HERR aber redete mit Aaron und sprach:

9 Du und deine Söhne mit dir sollt keinen Wein noch starkes Getränk trinken, wenn ihr in die Hütte des Stifts geht, auf daß ihr nicht sterbet. Das sei ein ewiges Recht allen euren Nachkommen,