Leviticus 10 · Verse 3

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
Leviticus 10:3, King James Version

Leviticus 10:3 in other translations

BSBThen Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
WEBThen Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD spoke of, saying, ‘I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” Aaron held his peace.
ASVThen Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that Jehovah spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
YLTAnd Moses saith unto Aaron, ‘It is that which Jehovah hath spoken, saying, By those drawing near to Me I am sanctified, and in the face of all the people I am honoured;' and Aaron is silent.
DARBYAnd Moses said to Aaron, This is what Jehovah spoke, saying, I will be hallowed in them that come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron was silent.
BBEThen Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord said, I will be holy in the eyes of all those who come near to me, and I will be honoured before all the people. And Aaron said nothing.
WebsterThen Moses said to Aaron, This is what the LORD spoke, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

What does Leviticus 10:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Moses said ... This is it that the Lord spoke ... I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me--"They that come nigh me," points, in this passage, directly to the priests; and they had received repeated and solemn warnings as to the cautious and reverent manner of their approach into the divine presence (Ex 19:22; 29:44; Le 8:35). Aaron held his peace--The loss of two sons in so sudden and awful a manner was a calamity overwhelming to parental feelings. But the pious priest indulged in no vehement ebullition of complaint and gave vent to no murmur of discontent, but submitted in silent resignation to what he saw was "the righteous judgment of God" [Ro 2:5].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 And Aaron held his peace - וידם אהרן vaiyiddom Aharon, and Aaron was dumb. How elegantly expressive is this of his parental affection, his deep sense of the presumption of his sons, and his own submission to the justice of God! The flower and hope of his family was nipped in the bud and blasted; and while he exquisitely feels as a father, he submits without murmuring to this awful dispensation of Divine justice. It is an awful thing to introduce innovations either into the rites and ceremonies, or into the truths, of the religion of Christ: he who acts thus cannot stand guiltless before his God. It has often been remarked that excessive grief stupefies the mind, so that amazement and deep anguish prevent at once both tears and complaints; hence that saying of Seneca, Curae leves loquantur; graviores silent. "Slight sorrows are loquacious; deep anguish has no voice. See Clarke on Lev 10:19 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 10:3-7
The most quieting considerations under affliction are fetched from the word of God. What was it that God spake? Though Aaron's heart must have been filled with anguish and dismay, yet with silent submission he revered the justice of the stroke. When God corrects us or ours for sin, it is our duty to accept the punishment, and say, It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. Whenever we worship God, we come nigh unto him, as spiritual priests. This ought to make us very serious in all acts of devotion. It concerns us all, when we come nigh to God, to do every religious exercise, as those who believe that the God with whom we have to do, is a holy God. He will take vengeance on those that profane his sacred name by trifling with him.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Leviticus 10:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
אַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
הוּא֩hu'itH1931
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[is that] whichH834
דִּבֶּ֨רdi.Berhe spokeH1696
יְהוָ֤ה\׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068
לֵאמֹר֙le.Mor<to> sayingH559
בִּקְרֹבַ֣יbik.ro.Vaiin midst myH7138
אֶקָּדֵ֔שׁ'e.ka.DeshI will show myself holyH6942
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440
כָל\־khol-allH3605
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
אֶכָּבֵ֑ד'e.ka.VedI will gain gloryH3513
וַיִּדֹּ֖םvai.yi.Domand he was silentH1826
אַהֲרֹֽן\׃'a.ha.RonAaronH175

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Cross references for Leviticus 10:3

  • Exodus 19:22

    And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them.

  • Isaiah 49:3

    And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

  • Leviticus 21:6

    They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

  • Numbers 20:12

    And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

  • Hebrews 12:28-29

    Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire.

  • Ezekiel 20:41

    I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

  • Isaiah 52:11

    Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:12-13

    And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it. For because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.

  • Deuteronomy 32:51

    Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah–Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.

  • Psalms 89:7

    God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

  • Leviticus 21:21

    No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will be.
8:35; 21:6,8,15,17,21; 22:9; Ex 14:4; 19:22; 29:43,44; Nu 20:12
De 32:51; 1Sa 6:20; 1Ch 15:12,13; Ps 89:7; 119:120; Isa 52:11
Eze 20:41; 42:13; Heb 12:28,29
before.
1Sa 2:30; Isa 49:3; Eze 28:22; Joh 12:28; 13:31,32; 14:13
Ac 5:11-13; 2Th 1:10; 1Pe 4:17
Aaron.
Ge 18:25; 1Sa 3:18; Job 1:20,21; 2:10; Ps 39:9; 46:10; Isa 39:8
Mt 10:37

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Context

  • Leviticus 10:2

    And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.

  • Leviticus 10:3

    Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

  • Leviticus 10:4

    And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.

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Leviticus 10:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces dijo Moisés á Aarón: Esto es lo que habló Jehová, diciendo: En mis allegados me santificaré, y en presencia de todo el pueblo seré glorificado. Y Aarón calló.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Moïse dit à Aaron: C’est là ce que l’ Éternel prononça, en disant: Je serai sanctifié en ceux qui s’approchent de moi, et devant tout le peuple je serai glorifié. Et Aaron se tut.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Mose sprach zu Aaron: Dies ist es, was Jehova geredet hat, indem er sprach: In denen, die mir nahen, will ich geheiligt, und vor dem ganzen Volke will ich verherrlicht werden. Und Aaron schwieg.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque Moyses ad Aaron: Hoc est quod locutus est Dominus: Sanctificabor in iis qui appropinquant mihi, et in conspectu omnis populi glorificabor. Quod audiens tacuit Aaron.