Leviticus 10:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; That we may put difference between holy and unholy - This is a strong reason why they should drink no inebriating liquor, that their understanding being clear, and their judgment correct, they might be always able to discern between the clean and the unclean, and ever pronounce righteous judgment. Injunctions similar to this were found among the Egyptians, Carthaginians, and Greeks. Indeed, common sense itself shows that neither a drunkard nor a sot should ever be suffered to minister in holy things.

Leviticus 10:10

10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;