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 the Israelites are allowed to show they are sad. They are your relatives. They may mourn for those the Lord has destroyed with fire.

摩西对亚伦和他儿子以利亚撒、以他玛说：“不可蓬头散发，也不可撕裂衣裳，免得你们死亡，又免得耶和华向会众发怒；只要你们的弟兄以色列全家为耶和华所发的火哀哭。

摩西对亚伦和他儿子以利亚撒和以他玛说：“不可蓬头散发，也不可撕裂衣服，免得你们死亡，免得耶和华向全会众发怒。但你们的弟兄以色列全家却要为耶和华发出的火哀哭。

摩西对亚伦和他儿子以利亚撒和以他玛说：“不可蓬头散发，也不可撕裂衣服，免得你们死亡，免得耶和华向全会众发怒。但你们的弟兄以色列全家却要为耶和华发出的火哀哭。

摩西对亚伦和他剩下的两个儿子以利亚撒和以他玛说：“你们不要蓬头散发，也不要撕裂衣服，免得你们死亡，也免得耶和华向全体会众发怒。不过，你们的所有以色列同胞都可以为耶和华用火烧死的人哀伤。

摩西对亚伦和他的儿子以利亚撒和以他玛说：“你们不要披头散发，不可撕裂你们的衣服，免得你们死亡，又免得耶和华向全体会众发怒。你们的亲族，以色列全家，却要为耶和华所烧死的人哀哭（“要为耶和华⋯⋯哀哭”或译：“要为耶和华所燃起的焚烧哀哭”）。

摩西對亞倫和他兒子以利亞撒、以他瑪說：「不可蓬頭散髮，也不可撕裂衣裳，免得你們死亡，又免得耶和華向會眾發怒；只要你們的弟兄以色列全家為耶和華所發的火哀哭。

摩西對亞倫和他兒子以利亞撒和以他瑪說：「不可蓬頭散髮，也不可撕裂衣服，免得你們死亡，免得耶和華向全會眾發怒。但你們的弟兄以色列全家卻要為耶和華發出的火哀哭。

摩西對亞倫和他兒子以利亞撒和以他瑪說：「不可蓬頭散髮，也不可撕裂衣服，免得你們死亡，免得耶和華向全會眾發怒。但你們的弟兄以色列全家卻要為耶和華發出的火哀哭。

摩西對亞倫和他剩下的兩個兒子以利亞撒和以他瑪說：「你們不要蓬頭散髮，也不要撕裂衣服，免得你們死亡，也免得耶和華向全體會眾發怒。不過，你們的所有以色列同胞都可以為耶和華用火燒死的人哀傷。

摩西對亞倫和他的兒子以利亞撒和以他瑪說：“你們不要披頭散髮，不可撕裂你們的衣服，免得你們死亡，又免得耶和華向全體會眾發怒。你們的親族，以色列全家，卻要為耶和華所燒死的人哀哭（“要為耶和華⋯⋯哀哭”或譯：“要為耶和華所燃起的焚燒哀哭”）。

摩西對亞倫和他兒子以利亞撒、以他瑪說：『不可蓬頭散髮，也不可撕裂衣服，免得你們死亡，免得永恆主惱怒全會眾；只是你們的族弟兄、以色列全家、卻要為永恆主所燃燒起的焚燒來哀哭。

摩西諭亞倫、及其子以利亞撒以他瑪曰、毋披爾髮、毋裂爾衣、免爾死亡、並免耶和華怒及會眾、惟爾之兄弟以色列全家、可為耶和華所燃之火哀悼、

摩西諭亞倫、及其子以利亞撒、以大馬、曰、爾曹既沐耶和華之香膏、毋露爾首、毋裂爾衣、毋出會幕、恐爾死亡、怒及庶民、惟以色列族、可因耶和華火之所燬、哀哭不勝。亞倫及其子乃遵摩西命。○

摩西謂亞倫及其二子以利亞撒以他瑪曰、毋露首、毋裂衣、恐爾死亡、且恐主怒及會眾、惟爾兄弟、即以色列全家、可因主所焚死者而哀哭、

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar,“ Do not let your hair become unkempt and do not tear your clothes, or you will die and the Lord will be angry with the whole community. But your relatives, all the Israelites, may mourn for those the Lord has destroyed by fire.

And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his sons,“ Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose, and do not tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning that the Lord has kindled.

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar,“ Do not show grief by leaving your hair uncombed or by tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die, and the Lord’s anger will strike the whole community of Israel. However, the rest of the Israelites, your relatives, may mourn because of the Lord’s fiery destruction of Nadab and Abihu.

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar,“ Do not let your hair hang loose and do not tear your clothes, or else you will die, and the LORD will become angry with the whole community. However, your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may weep over the fire that the LORD caused.

Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar,“ Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you do not die and He does not become wrathful against all the congregation. But your kinsmen, the entire house of Israel, shall weep for the burning which the Lord has brought about.

And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons,“ Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the people. But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled.

And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Let not the hair of your heads go loose, neither rend your clothes; that ye die not, and that he be not wroth with all the congregation: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Jehovah hath kindled.

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar,“ Do not let your hair hang loose and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the Lord will become angry with the whole community. However, your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn over that tragedy when the Lord sent the fire.

And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.

Then Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his other two sons,“ Do not dishevel the hair of your heads and do not tear your garments, so that you do not die and so that wrath does not come on the whole congregation. Your brothers, all the house of Israel, are to mourn the burning which the LORD has caused,

Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons,“ Don’t let the hair of your heads go loose, and don’t tear your clothes, so that you don’t die, and so that he will not be angry with all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Yahweh has kindled.

But the Israelites weren’t faithful to the Lord. They didn’t destroy what had been set apart to him. So they did not do what they had been told to do. Achan had taken some of those things. So the Lord became very angry with Israel. Achan was the son of Karmi. Karmi was the son of Zimri. And Zimri was the son of Zerah. Achan and all his relatives were from the tribe of Judah.

But Moses and Aaron fell with their faces to the ground. They cried out,“ God, you are the God who gives life and breath to all living things. Will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?”

Are you turning away from the Lord now?“ Suppose you disobey the Lord today. If you do, he’ll be angry with the whole community of Israel tomorrow.

“ Suppose someone has a skin disease that makes them‘ unclean.’ Then they must wear torn clothes. They must let their hair hang loose. They must cover the lower part of their face. They must cry out,‘ Unclean! Unclean!’

Remember what happened to Achan, the son of Zerah. Achan wasn’t faithful to the Lord. He took the things that had been set apart to the Lord in a special way to be destroyed. Didn’t the whole community of Israel experience the Lord’ s anger? Achan wasn’t the only one who died because of his sin.”

The Lord was very angry with Israel. He stirred up David against them. He said,“ Go! Count the men of Israel and Judah.”

“ You will be responsible for taking care of the sacred tent and the altar. Then I will not be angry with the Israelites again.

But the Levites must set up their tents around the holy tent. That’s where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. Then I will not be angry with the community of Israel. The Levites will be responsible for taking care of the tent.”

“‘ And they must not go near a dead body during that whole time.But what if their father or mother dies? Or what if their brother or sister dies? Then they must not make themselves“ unclean” because of them. The hair on their heads shows they are set apart for God.

“ Son of man, I will take away from you the wife you delight in. It will happen very soon. But do not sing songs of sadness. Do not let any tears flow from your eyes.Groan quietly. Do not mourn for your wife when she dies. Keep your turban on your head. Keep your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your mustache and beard. Do not eat the food people eat to comfort them when someone dies.”

Levi didn’t show special favor to anyone. He did not spare his father and mother. He didn’t excuse his relatives or his children. But he watched over your word. He guarded your covenant.

The children you enjoy so much will be taken away as prisoners. So shave your heads and mourn. Make them as bare as the head of a vulture.

The priest must have the woman stand in front of the Lord. Then he must untie her hair. He must place in her hands the offering that calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done. It is the grain offering for being jealous. The priest must keep the bitter water with him. It is the water that brings a curse.

Joshua, the son of Nun, tore his clothes. So did Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. Joshua and Caleb were two of the men who had checked out the land.

The Lord says to the people of Jerusalem,“ Cut off your hair. Throw it away. Sing a song of sadness on the bare hilltops. I am very angry with you. I have turned my back on you. I have deserted you.

So the Lord sent a plague on Israel. It lasted from that morning until he decided to end it. From Dan all the way to Beersheba 70,000 people died.The angel reached his hand out to destroy Jerusalem. But the Lord stopped sending the plague. So he spoke to the angel who was making the people suffer. He said,“ That is enough! Do not kill any more people.” The angel of the Lord was at Araunah’s threshing floor. Araunah was from the city of Jebus.David saw the angel who was striking down the people. David said to the Lord,“ I’m the one who has sinned. I’m the one who has done what is wrong. I’m like a shepherd for these people. These people are like sheep. What have they done? Let your judgment be on me and my family.”

The next day the whole community of Israel told Moses and Aaron they weren’t happy with them.“ You have killed the Lord’ s people,” they said.The community gathered together to oppose Moses and Aaron. The people walked toward the tent of meeting. Suddenly the cloud covered it. The glory of the Lord appeared.Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the tent of meeting.The Lord said to Moses,“ Get away from these people. Then I can put an end to all of them at once.” And Moses and Aaron fell with their faces to the ground.Moses said to Aaron,“ Take your incense cup. Put incense in it. And put burning coals from the altar in it. Then hurry to the people and pay for their sin. The Lord has begun to show his anger. The plague has started.”So Aaron did as Moses said. He ran in among the people. The plague had already started among them. But Aaron offered the incense and paid for their sin.

The Lord had said to Moses,“ Tell the Israelites,‘ You are stubborn. If I went with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your jewelry. Then I will decide what to do with you.’ ”

The Lord said to Moses,“ Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron. Tell them,‘ A priest must not make himself“ unclean” by going near the dead body of any of his people.But he can go near the body of a close relative. It could be his mother, father, son, daughter or brother.He can also go near a sister who is not married. She would have depended on him because she did not have a husband. The priest can make himself“ unclean” by going near her body.But he must not make himself“ unclean” by going near the bodies of people only related to him by marriage. Going near them would make him“ unclean.”“‘ Priests must not shave any part of their heads. They must not shave off the edges of their beards. They must not make cuts on their bodies when someone dies.Priests must be holy. They must be set apart for me. I am their God. They must not treat my name as if it were not holy. They must be holy because they bring food offerings to me. That is my food.“‘ They must not get married to women who are“ unclean” because they are prostitutes. They must not marry women who are divorced from their husbands. That is because priests are holy. They are set apart for me. I am their God.Consider them as holy, because they offer up food to me. Consider them as holy, because I am holy. I am the Lord. I make you holy.“‘ Suppose a priest’s daughter makes herself“ unclean” by becoming a prostitute. Then she brings shame on her father. She must be burned to death.“‘ The high priest is the one among his brothers whose head has been anointed with olive oil. He has been appointed to wear the priest’s clothes. When someone dies, the high priest must not let his own hair hang loose. He must not tear his clothes to show how sad he is.He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself“ unclean,” even if his father or mother dies.He must not leave the sacred tent of the Lord to take part in burying a body. That would bring shame on the tent. The anointing oil has set the high priest apart. I am the Lord.“‘ The woman the high priest gets married to must be a virgin.He must not marry a widow or a woman who is divorced. He must not marry a woman who is“ unclean” because she is a prostitute. He must only marry a virgin. She must come from his own people.If he doesn’t marry a virgin, he makes the children he has by her“ unclean.” I am the Lord. I make him holy.’ ”

Israel has sinned. I made a covenant with them. I commanded them to keep it. But they have broken it. They have taken some of the things that had been set apart to me in a special way to be destroyed. They have stolen. They have lied. They have taken the things they stole and have put them with their own things.