Leviticus 10:9
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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:“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.
In other translations
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:“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.
Hebrew words
יַיִןyayinwineH3196וְשֵׁכָרveshekharand strong drinkH7941אַל־'al-may notH408תֵּשְׁתְּ׀teshetyou drinkH8354אַתָּה׀'atahyouH859וּבָנֶיךָuvaneikhaand sons yourH1121אִתָּךְ'itakhwith youH854בְּבֹאֲכֶםbevo'akhemwhen go youH935אֶל־'el-intoH413אֹהֶל'ohel[the] tent ofH168מוֹעֵדmo'edmeetingH4150וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808תָמֻתוּtamutuyou will dieH4191חֻקַּתchukata statute ofH2708עוֹלָםolamperpetuityH5769לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם׃ledoroteikhemto generations yourH1755
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Luke 1:15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
- 1 Timothy 3:3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
- Ezekiel 44:21Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.
- Isaiah 28:7But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.
- Ephesians 5:18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- Titus 1:7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
- Numbers 6:3He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
- 1 Timothy 3:8Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
- 1 Timothy 5:23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
- Numbers 6:20And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.
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