The Meaning of Leviticus 10:16 Explained

Leviticus 10:16

KJV: And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,

YLT: And the goat of the sin-offering hath Moses diligently sought, and lo, it is burnt, and he is wroth against Eleazar, and against Ithamar, sons of Aaron, who are left, saying,

Darby: And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, and behold, it was burnt up: then he was wroth with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron that were left, saying,

ASV: And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron that were left, saying,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Moses  diligently  sought  the goat  of the sin offering,  and, behold, it was burnt:  and he was angry  with Eleazar  and Ithamar,  the sons  of Aaron  [which were] left  [alive], saying, 

What does Leviticus 10:16 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 10

1  Aadab and Abihu, for offering strange fire, are burnt by fire
6  Aaron and his sons are forbidden to mourn for them
8  The priests are forbidden wine when they are to go into the tabernacle
12  The law of eating the holy things
16  Aaron's excuse for transgressing thereof

What do the individual words in Leviticus 10:16 mean?

And about the goat of the sin offering careful made inquiry then Moses and there it was burned up and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron [who were] left saying
וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שְׂעִ֣יר הַֽחַטָּ֗את דָּרֹ֥שׁ דָּרַ֛שׁ מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֣ה שֹׂרָ֑ף וַ֠יִּקְצֹף עַל־ אֶלְעָזָ֤ר וְעַל־ אִֽיתָמָר֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר

שְׂעִ֣יר  about  the  goat 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שָׂעִיר 
Sense: hairy.
הַֽחַטָּ֗את  of  the  sin  offering 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חַטָּאָה 
Sense: sin, sinful.
דָּרֹ֥שׁ  careful 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: דַּרְיׄושׁ 
Sense: to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require.
דָּרַ֛שׁ  made  inquiry 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דַּרְיׄושׁ 
Sense: to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require.
מֹשֶׁ֖ה  then  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
וְהִנֵּ֣ה  and  there 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
שֹׂרָ֑ף  it  was  burned  up 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂרַף  
Sense: to burn.
וַ֠יִּקְצֹף  and  he  was  angry 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָצַף  
Sense: to be displeased, be angry, fret oneself, be wroth.
אֶלְעָזָ֤ר  Eleazar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְעָזָר  
Sense: Additional Information: Eleazar = “God has helped”.
אִֽיתָמָר֙  Ithamar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִיתָמָר  
Sense: fourth and youngest son of Aaron.
בְּנֵ֣י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַהֲרֹ֔ן  of  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ם  [who  were]  left 
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: יָתַר  
Sense: to be left over, remain, remain over, leave.
לֵאמֹֽר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.