10:16 Later Moses sought diligently for the sin offering male goat, 4 but it had actually been burnt. 5 So he became angry at Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, saying,
21:10 “‘The high 14 priest – who is greater than his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured, who has been ordained 15 to wear the priestly garments – must neither dishevel the hair of his head nor tear his garments. 16
1 tn Heb “statute” (cf. 10:9, 11); cf. KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV “due”; NIV “share”; NLT “regular share.”
2 tn For the rendering of the Hebrew אִשֶׁה (’isheh) as “gift” rather than “offering [made] by fire,” see the note on Lev 1:9.
3 sn Cf. Lev 2:3 and 6:14-18 [6:7-11 HT] for these regulations.
4 sn This is the very same male goat offered in Lev 9:15 (cf. the note on Lev 10:1 above).
5 tn Heb “but behold, it had been burnt” (KJV and NASB both similar).
6 tn Heb “and if in his eyes the infection has stood.”
7 tn This is the declarative Piel of the verb טָהֵר (taher, cf. the note on v. 6 above).
8 tn Heb “And if the priest saw and behold….”
9 tn Heb “and he shall tear it from.”
10 tn The LXX has “he shall stand it” (cf. v. 7).
11 tn Heb “to make atonement on it to send it away to Azazel toward the wilderness.”
12 tn Heb “to not do from the statutes of the detestable acts.”
13 tn Heb “and you will not.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) can be considered to have resultative force here.
14 tn The adjective “high” has been supplied in the translation for clarity, as in many English versions.
15 tn Heb “and he has filled his hand.” For this expression see the note on Lev 8:33.
16 tn Regarding these signs of mourning see the note on Lev 10:6. His head had been anointed (v. 10a) so it must not be unkempt (v. 10b), and his garments were special priestly garments (v. 10a) so he must not tear them (v. 10b). In the translation “garments” has been employed rather than “clothes” to suggest that the special priestly garments are referred to here; cf. NRSV “nor tear his vestments.”