New Living Translation

Leviticus 10:7-16 New Living Translation (NLT)

7. But you must not leave the entrance of the Tabernacle or you will die, for you have been anointed with the lord’s anointing oil.” So they did as Moses commanded.

8. Then the lord said to Aaron,

9. “You and your descendants must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink before going into the Tabernacle. If you do, you will die. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation.

10. You must distinguish between what is sacred and what is common, between what is ceremonially unclean and what is clean.

11. And you must teach the Israelites all the decrees that the lord has given them through Moses.”

12. Then Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take what is left of the grain offering after a portion has been presented as a special gift to the lord, and eat it beside the altar. Make sure it contains no yeast, for it is most holy.

13. You must eat it in a sacred place, for it has been given to you and your descendants as your portion of the special gifts presented to the lord. These are the commands I have been given.

14. But the breast and thigh that were lifted up as a special offering may be eaten in any place that is ceremonially clean. These parts have been given to you and your descendants as your portion of the peace offerings presented by the people of Israel.

15. You must lift up the thigh and breast as a special offering to the lord, along with the fat of the special gifts. These parts will belong to you and your descendants as your permanent right, just as the lord has commanded.”

16. Moses then asked them what had happened to the goat of the sin offering. When he discovered it had been burned up, he became very angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons.