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Levitico 10:8

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Levitico 10:8 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 10:8

And the Lord spake unto Aaron
Because he was a prophet, Aben Ezra says; but the reason rather seems to be, because be was the high priest, and now invested with his office, and in the execution of it, and therefore the following law respecting the priest's drinking of wine was given: some say, as the same writer observes, that God spake to him by Moses; but it rather seems that he spoke to Aaron immediately: according to Jarchi, this order was delivered to him as a reward for his silence, and to do honour to him on that account: saying; as follows.

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Levitico 10:8 In-Context

6 E Mosè disse ad Aaronne, ad Eleazar e ad Ithamar, suoi figliuoli: "Non andate a capo scoperto, e non vi stracciate le vesti, affinché non muoiate, e l’Eterno non s’adiri contro tutta la raunanza; ma i vostri fratelli, tutta quanta la casa d’Israele, menino duolo, a motivo dell’arsione che l’Eterno ha fatto.
7 E non vi dipartite dall’ingresso della tenda di convegno, onde non abbiate a perire; poiché l’olio dell’unzione dell’Eterno è su voi". Ed essi fecero come Mosè avea detto.
8 L’Eterno parlò ad Aaronne, dicendo:
9 "Non bevete vino né bevande alcooliche tu e i tuoi figliuoli quando entrerete nella tenda di convegno, affinché non muoiate; sarà una legge perpetua, di generazione in generazione;
10 e questo, perché possiate discernere ciò ch’è santo da ciò che è profano e ciò che è impuro da ciò ch’è puro,
The Riveduta Bible is in the public domain.

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