1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Leviticus 10:16

*While these things were a doing, when Moses sought for the buck-goat, that had been offered for sin, he found it burnt: and being angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron that were left, he said:

2 Machabees 2:11.

While, etc. Hebrew, "and Moses sought diligently for," etc. This goat had been offered the same day, for the sins of the priest and of the people, Leviticus 9:15. Aaron had not taken the parts allotted to his family, being too much grieved, and perhaps thinking that they could not eat all. (Calmet) --- Therefore, he judged it conformable to God's command to consume the whole, chap 7:17. Moses fearing lest the thing had been done through negligence, finds fault with his two sons; but on hearing the remonstrance of Aaron, is satisfied. (Haydock)