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Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar. They were Aaron's sons. Moses said, "Don't let your hair hang loose. Don't tear your clothes. If you do, you will die. And the Lord will be angry with the whole community. "But all of the people of Israel are allowed to show they are sad. They are your relatives. They can sob over those the Lord has destroyed with fire.
Reference
Greek: Μωσεύς (Mōseús)
Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver
Hebrew: Môsheh
Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
Hebrew: chishshur
combined, i.e. the nave or hub of awheel (as holding the spokes together)
Greek: Ἀαρών (Aarṓn)
Aaron, the brother of Moses
Hebrew: ʼAhărôwn
Aharon, the brother of Moses
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: Ἐλεάζαρ (Eleázar)
Eleazar, an Israelite
Hebrew: ʼElʻâzâr
Elazar, the name of seven Israelites
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: ʼÎythâmâr
Ithamar, a son of Aaron
Greek: Ἀαρών (Aarṓn)
Aaron, the brother of Moses
Hebrew: ʼAhărôwn
Aharon, the brother of Moses
Greek: Μωσεύς (Mōseús)
Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver
Hebrew: Môsheh
Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
Greek: κόμη (kómē)
the hair of the head (locks, as ornamental, and thus differing from G2359 (θρίξ); which properly denotes merely the scalp)
Hebrew: dallâh
properly, something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair; figuratively, indigent
Greek: κρεμάννυμι (kremánnymi)
to hang
Hebrew: mᵉchâʼ
to strike in pieces; also to arrest; specifically to impale
Hebrew: zâchach
to shove or displace
Greek: δάκρυ (dákry)
a tear
Greek: χιτών (chitṓn)
a tunic or shirt
Hebrew: gᵉlôwm
clothing (as wrapped)
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Hebrew: gâvaʻ
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: χολάω (choláō)
to be bilious, i.e. (by implication) irritable (enraged, "choleric")
Hebrew: bᵉnaç
to be enraged
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Hebrew: Yisrᵉʼêlîy
a Jisreelite or descendant of Jisrael
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: ὑποδείκνυμι (hypodeíknymi)
to exhibit under the eyes, i.e. (figuratively) to exemplify (instruct, admonish)
Hebrew: châvâh
properly, to live; by implication (intensively) to declare or show
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Hebrew: ʻêllâʼ
above
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: φῶς (phōs)
compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
Hebrew: ʼûwr
flame; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light)
Judgment
Numbers 1:53
Joshua 22:20
Parallel theme
Numbers 16:22
Leviticus 13:45
References Lord
Joshua 7:1
Joshua 22:18
2 Samuel 24:1
Verse Explanation
Moses instructed Aaron and his surviving sons Eleazar and Ithamar not to mourn publicly by tearing their clothes or leaving their priestly duties.
History
Priests had special responsibilities that required them to remain dedicated even during personal grief.