Leviticus 10:9

Self-control

⁷ You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.

⁸ Then the LORD said to Aaron,

“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.

¹⁰ You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean,

¹¹ so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.
KJV: 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:
WEB: “You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.
ASV: 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:
DARBY: Thou shalt not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, and thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, lest ye die [it is] an everlasting statute throughout your generations,
BLB: “Wine and strong drink you shall not drink, you and your sons with you, when you⁺ go into the Tent of Meeting, and you⁺ shall not die. [It is] a statute forever throughout your⁺ generations,

ÅB: Vin eller sterk drikk skal hverken du eller dine sønner drikke når dere går inn i sammenkomstens telt, for at dere ikke skal dø - det skal være en evig lov for dere, fra slekt til slekt -
OTB: "Du og dine sønner må ikke drikke vin eller annen gjæret drikk når dere går inn i sammenkomstens telt, for at dere ikke skal dø. Dette er en evig lov for deres generasjoner,
B1930: Vin eller sterk drikk skal hverken du eller dine sønner drikke når I går inn i sammenkomstens telt, forat I ikke skal dø - det skal være en evig lov for eder, fra slekt til slekt -

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Luke 1:15
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
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1 Timothy 3:3
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
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Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
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Titus 1:7
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
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Ezekiel 44:21
No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.
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Isaiah 28:7
These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.
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1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
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Numbers 6:3
he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
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