Leviticus 10:9

Do not drink yayin nor strong drink, thou, nor thy banim with thee, when ye go into the Ohel Mo'ed, lest ye die; it shall be chukkat olam throughout your generations;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

In Context

8And Hashem spoke unto Aharon, saying,

10And that ye may put difference between kodesh and chol (common, profane), and between tameh (unclean) and tahor (clean);

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Cross References

Exodus 27:21In the Ohel Moed outside the Parochet, which is before the Edut, Aharon and his banim shall arrange it from erev to boker before Hashem; it shall be a chukkat olam unto their dorot from the Bnei Yisroel.

Numbers 6:3He shall separate himself from yayin and shechar (fermented drink), and shall drink no chometz (vinegar) of yayin, or chometz of shechar, neither shall he drink any grape juice, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. + 6:3 i.e., raisins

Proverbs 20:1The yayin is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; 1 and whosoever is seduced to be led astray thereby is not wise. 1

Isaiah 28:7But they also have gone astray through yayin, 1 and through strong drink are out of the way; 1 the kohen and the navi have erred through strong drink, 1 they are swallowed up with yayin, 1 they are out of the way through strong drink; 1 they go astray from the vision, 1 they stumble in rendering decisions. 1

Ezekiel 44:21Neither shall any Kohen drink yayin, when they enter into the Khatzer HaPenimit.

Luke 1:15And he will be gadol before Hashem, and he will not drink yayin or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Ruach Hakodesh from the womb of his Em (mother), + 1:15 Num 6:3; Lv 10:9; Judg 13:4; Jer 1:5

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 10:9-12

Cautions for the Priests. ( b. c. 1490.) 8 And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying, 9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: 10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; 11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses. Aaron having been very… Read the whole commentary →

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