EXOD994 (Continued from [[LEV176]] Leviticus 16:16 sins GATES 235-6). Anyone devoted to Hashem must be willing to forfeit his life for the sanctification of Hashem's Name, as the pesukim say [this verse], "'Whoever is for Hashem, let him come to me'. And all the sons of Levi gathered around him"; and (Bemidbar 25:7), "Pinchas saw... and took a spear in his hand." It is incumbent upon every God-fearing person, especially when his love [for Hashem] is rooted in purity of heart [Mishlei 22:11], that he arouse himself to zealotry when he sees the hand of princes and viceroys involved in sin. Our Sages said (Bereishis Rabbah 26:5), "Any breach which does not begin with the leaders is not a breach [i.e., this is a serious breach that desecrates Hashem's Name and requires one who loves Hashem to work steadfastly toward its repair (Matnas Chelko)], as the pasuk says (Ezra 9:2), 'The hand of the princes and viceroys has been foremost in this sin."