Leviticus 10:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'Do not drink wine or strong drink, you or your sons, when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This is a permanent statute for all your generations.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יַ֣יִן וְשֵׁכָ֞ר אַל־תֵּ֣שְׁתְּ ׀ אַתָּ֣ה ׀ וּבָנֶ֣יךָ אִתָּ֗ךְ בְּבֹאֲכֶ֛ם אֶל־אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד וְלֹ֣א תָמֻ֑תוּ חֻקַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם

Transliteration

yayin and-šēḵār not-tēšt you and-sons-your with-you in-coming-your to-ʾōhel môʿēḏ and-not ṯāmuṯû ḥuqqaṯ ʿôlām to-generations-your

Grammar Details

• *yayin*: noun, masculine singular, absolute - wine
• *šēḵār*: noun, masculine singular, absolute - strong drink
• *tēšt*: Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular, jussive - you shall drink
• *ʾōhel*: noun, masculine singular construct - tent of
• *môʿēḏ*: noun, masculine singular, absolute - meeting/appointed time
• *ṯāmuṯû*: Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will die
• *ḥuqqaṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - statute of
• *ʿôlām*: noun, masculine singular, absolute - forever/eternity

Word Meanings

• *yayin*: wine/fermented drink
• *šēḵār*: strong drink/intoxicating drink/beer
• *ḥuqqaṯ ʿôlām*: perpetual statute/everlasting ordinance/eternal decree

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernac of the congregation, st ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  'Do not drink wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Drink{H8354} no wine{H3196} nor strong drink,{H8354} thou, nor thy sons{H1121} with thee, when ye go{H935} into the tent{H168} of meeting,{H4150} that ye die{H4191} not: it shall be a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} throughout your generations:{H1755}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Do not drink{H8354}{(H8799)} wine{H3196} nor strong drink{H7941}, thou, nor thy sons{H1121} with thee, when ye go{H935}{(H8800)} into the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}, lest ye die{H4191}{(H8799)}: it shall be a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} throughout your generations{H1755}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  drynke no wyne nor stronge drynke nether thou nor thi sonnes with the: when ye go in to the tabernacle of witnesse lest ye dye. And let it be a lawe foreuer vnto youre childern after you:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou & thy sonnes wt the shal drynke no wyne ner stronge drynke, whan ye go in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse: that ye dye not. Let this be a perpetuall lawe vnto all yor posterities:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou shalt not drinke wine nor strong drinke, thou, nor thy sonnes with thee, when yee come into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, lest ye die: this is an ordinance for euer throughout your generations,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou shalt not drinke wine nor strong drinke, thou nor thy sonnes that are with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye dye: Let it be a lawe for euer throughout your generations.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "Drink no wine nor strong drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of Meeting, that you don't die: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Wine and strong drink thou dost not drink, thou, and thy sons with thee, in your going in unto the tent of meeting, and ye die not -- a statute age-during to your generations;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Take no wine, or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of meeting, that it may not be the cause of death to you; this is an order for ever through all your generations.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Drink no wine nor strong drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of Meeting, that you don't die: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Do not drink wine or strong drink, you and your sons with you, when you enter into the Meeting Tent, so that you do not die, which is a perpetual statute throughout your generations,

Referenced Verses

• Luke 1:15 : 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
• 1 Tim 3:3 : 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.
• Eph 5:18 : 18 And do not get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled with the Spirit.
• Titus 1:7 : 7 For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless—not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, and not greedy for dishonest gain.
• Isa 28:7 : 7 But these also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused by wine, they stagger because of strong drink—they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
• Ezek 44:21 : 21 No priest is to drink wine when he enters the inner court.
• Num 6:3 : 3 they must abstain from wine and any strong drink. They must not drink vinegar made from wine or vinegar made from strong drink. They must not drink any liquid made from grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.
• 1 Tim 3:8 : 8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, and not greedy for dishonest gain.
• 1 Tim 5:23 : 23 Stop drinking only water, but use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
• Num 6:20 : 20 The priest shall then wave these as a wave offering before the LORD; they are holy and belong to the priest, together with the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.
• Prov 20:1 : 1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
• Prov 31:4-5 : 4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to crave strong drink. 5 Lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
• Hos 4:11 : 11 Fornication, wine, and new wine take away the heart and understanding.
• Jer 35:5-6 : 5 Then I set bowls full of wine and cups before the sons of the house of the Rechabites and said to them, 'Drink wine.' 6 But they said, 'We will not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of Rechab, our ancestor, commanded us, saying: “You and your descendants must never drink wine.”'
• Lev 3:17 : 17 This is a permanent statute for your generations in all your dwelling places: You must not eat any fat or blood.