And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Let not the hair of your heads go loose, neither rend your clothes; that ye die not, and that he be not wroth with all the congregation: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Jehovah hath kindled.
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Aaron and his two surviving sons are forbidden to show the accustomed signs of mourning, or to leave the court of the tabernacle to attend the fune…

Uncover not your heads. —Better, let not your heads be dishevelled. It was the custom for mourners to let their hair grow…

And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar, and to Ithamar,
his sons
His two younger son…

The most quieting considerations during affliction are drawn from the word of God. What was it that God spoke? Though Aaron's heart must have been …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes