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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />so that you can distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You must distinguish between what is sacred and what is common, between what is ceremonially unclean and what is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and to make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and so as to make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and so as to make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and so as to separate between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and to make a distinction <i>and</i> recognize a difference between the holy (sacred) and the common (profane), and between the [ceremonially] unclean and the clean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must distinguish between the holy and the common, and the clean and the unclean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must distinguish between the holy and the common, and the clean and the unclean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and that ye may make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You must learn the difference between what is holy and what isn't holy and between the clean and the unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and that ye may put difference between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Teach them the difference between what is holy and what is unholy, what is clean and what is unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You must distinguish between what belongs to God and what is for general use, between what is ritually clean and what is unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to differentiate between what's sacred and common and between what's unclean and clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />as well as to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and that you are to make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And that ye may make a difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You are to make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />so as to make a separation between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the pure;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> so as to make a separation between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the pure;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And to separate between the holy and between the unholy, and between the unclean and between the clean:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And that you may have knowledge to discern between holy and unholy, between unclean and clean: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so may you have the knowledge to discern between holy and profane, between polluted and clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You must be able to distinguish between what is sacred and what is profane, and between what is clean and what is unclean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That you may make a distinction between holy and unholy, and between clean and unclean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />That you will distinguish between holiness and pollution, and between the unclean and the pure;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And that ye may put difference between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />to distinguish between sacred and profane, and between clean and unclean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/10-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=2278" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/10.htm">Restrictions for Priests</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>“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. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/914.htm" title="914: ū·lă·haḇ·dîl (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be divided, separate. A primitive root; to divide.">You must distinguish</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2455.htm" title="2455: ha·ḥōl (Art:: N-ms) -- Profaneness, commonness. From chalal; properly, exposed; hence, profane.">and the common,</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: haṭ·ṭā·hō·wr (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">the clean</a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: haṭ·ṭā·mê (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">and the unclean,</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. "></a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23</a></span><br />They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a></span><br />Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-14.htm">Hebrews 5:14</a></span><br />But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a></span><br />But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-18.htm">Malachi 3:18</a></span><br />So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14-15</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. / The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8-10</a></span><br />For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, / for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. / Test and prove what pleases the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-9.htm">Philippians 1:9-10</a></span><br />And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, / so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-21.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:21-22</a></span><br />but test all things. Hold fast to what is good. / Abstain from every form of evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Deuteronomy 14:2</a></span><br />for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-19.htm">Jeremiah 15:19</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Ezekiel 22:26</a></span><br />Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And that you may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8</a></b></br> Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, <i>so</i> ye shall observe to do.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Deuteronomy 33:10</a></b></br> They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/17-9.htm">2 Chronicles 17:9</a></b></br> And they taught in Judah, and <i>had</i> the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/7-19.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Common</a> <a href="/exodus/11-7.htm">Difference</a> <a href="/exodus/11-7.htm">Distinction</a> <a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Distinguish</a> <a href="/exodus/21-35.htm">Division</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-7.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/20-25.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/exodus/39-37.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/exodus/39-34.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-21.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Unholy</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/10-14.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-29.htm">Common</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Difference</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Distinction</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Distinguish</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-3.htm">Division</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-12.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-4.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/numbers/26-61.htm">Unholy</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Aadab and Abihu, for offering strange fire, are burnt by fire</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Aaron and his sons are forbidden to mourn for them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/10-8.htm">The priests are forbidden wine when they are to go into the tabernacle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/10-12.htm">The law of eating the holy things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/10-16.htm">Aaron's excuse for transgressing thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You must distinguish between the holy and the common</b><br>This command comes after the tragic incident involving Nadab and Abihu, Aaron's sons, who offered unauthorized fire before the Lord and were consumed by fire as a result. The context emphasizes the importance of adhering to God's instructions regarding worship and the priesthood. The distinction between holy and common is foundational in Levitical law, underscoring the separation between what is consecrated to God and what is ordinary. This principle is seen throughout the Old Testament, where God calls His people to be set apart (<a href="/exodus/19-6.htm">Exodus 19:6</a>). The concept of holiness is central to understanding God's nature and His expectations for His people. In the New Testament, believers are called to be holy as God is holy (<a href="/1_peter/1-16.htm">1 Peter 1:16</a>), reflecting this ongoing theme of separation and dedication to God.<p><b>between the clean and the unclean</b><br>The distinction between clean and unclean is a recurring theme in Leviticus, particularly in chapters 11-15, which detail dietary laws, purification rituals, and guidelines for dealing with various forms of impurity. These laws served to teach Israel about purity and the need for holiness in every aspect of life. The clean/unclean distinction also had practical implications for health and community living. In a broader theological sense, these laws pointed to the need for spiritual purity and foreshadowed the ultimate cleansing from sin through Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, Jesus fulfills and transcends these laws, declaring all foods clean (<a href="/mark/7-19.htm">Mark 7:19</a>) and offering purification through His sacrifice (<a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a>). The call to discern between clean and unclean remains relevant as a metaphor for moral and spiritual discernment in the life of a believer.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. He was responsible for maintaining the sanctity of the tabernacle and ensuring that the priests followed God's commands.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nadab_and_abihu.htm">Nadab and Abihu</a></b><br>Sons of Aaron who offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, resulting in their death as a divine judgment for their disobedience (<a href="/leviticus/10.htm">Leviticus 10:1-2</a>).<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who conveyed God's laws and instructions to Aaron and the people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where the priests performed their duties.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were given the law to live by and to be set apart from other nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_distinction.htm">Holiness and Distinction</a></b><br>God calls His people to live lives that are distinct from the world. This involves making conscious choices to uphold what is holy and reject what is common or unclean.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The tragic account of Nadab and Abihu serves as a reminder of the importance of adhering strictly to God's instructions. Our worship and service must align with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment.htm">Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>Believers are called to develop discernment to distinguish between what is holy and unholy. This requires a deep understanding of God's Word and a sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The immediate consequences faced by Nadab and Abihu illustrate the seriousness of disobedience. While we live under grace, the principle of reaping what we sow remains.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_holy_priesthood.htm">Living as a Holy Priesthood</a></b><br>As believers, we are part of a royal priesthood (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>). This identity calls us to live in a way that reflects God's holiness to the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_ritual_impurity_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about ritual impurity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_22_26_conflict_with_strict_laws.htm">Does the failure of priests to differentiate between the holy and profane in Ezekiel 22:26 conflict with other passages that claim Israel kept strict religious laws? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israel_function_without_god.htm">How can 2 Chronicles 15:3–4 claim that Israel was without the true God yet still functioned as a nation with established worship practices? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_exodus_30_oil_recipe_preserved.htm">In Exodus 30:22–25, how could the precise recipe for holy anointing oil be accurately preserved and replicated without loss of detail over centuries? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">And that ye may put difference.</span>--The motive here assigned for their abstinence from intoxicating liquor is, that by keeping sober they might be able to discriminate between the legal and illegal points in the prescribed observances, which required the greatest care. Thus, for instance, the rules as to which places and days and sundry portions of the offerings were holy or common, or as to holy fire and common fire, which Nadab and Abihu violated; or about ceremonially clean and unclean men, women, animals, and utensils. (See <a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm" title="And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.">Ezekiel 44:23</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - Wine and other intoxicating liquors (<span class="hebrew">שֵׁכר</span>, whence the Greek word <span class="greek">σίκερα</span>, <a href="/luke/1-13.htm">Luke 1:13</a>, was made from dates, or barley, or honey) are forbidden to the priests during their ministrations, <span class="cmt_word">that they may pat a difference between holy and unholy</span>; that is, that their minds may not be confused, but be capable of distinguishing between right and wrong, what ought and what ought not to be done. Nadab and Abihu, on the contrary, had not distinguished between the sacred and profane fire, or between God's commands and their own unregulated impulses. If they had partaken too freely of the wine provided for the drink offerings, their sin would be similar to that of the Corinthians in their abuse of the Lord's Supper. As to the use of wine by the minister of God under the New Testament, see <a href="/1_timothy/3-2.htm">1 Timothy 3:2, 8</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/5-23.htm">1 Timothy 5:23</a>. The spiritual emotion, which, in the service of God, shows itself in pouring out the feelings in "psalms and hymns and spiritual songs," is contrasted, in <a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm">Ephesians 5:18, 19</a>, with the physical excitement caused by wine, the former being commended and the latter forbidden. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/10-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You must distinguish</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lă·haḇ·dîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_914.htm">Strong's 914: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be divided, separate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">between</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the holy</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the common,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֹ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2455.htm">Strong's 2455: </a> </span><span class="str2">Profaneness, commonness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">between</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the clean</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטָּהֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭā·hō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the unclean,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטָּמֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2931.htm">Strong's 2931: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unclean</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/10-10.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 10:10 And that you are to make (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/10-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 10:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 10:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/10-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 10:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 10:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>