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Leviticus 8:3
3Cause all the people to come to the door of the Tent of Meeting.’
Leviticus 8:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
- New International Version (NIV)and gather the entire assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And assemble all the congregation at the entrance of the tent of meeting."
- New King James Version (NKJV)and gather all the congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.”
Context of Leviticus 8:3
1The Lord said to Moses, 2‘Fetch Aaron and his sons. Bring their special clothes. Bring the oil. Bring the basket of bread that they made without yeast. Also bring the bull for the sin offering and the two male sheep. Cause all the people to come to the door of the Tent of Meeting.’ 4Moses did what the Lord said. Moses and the priests and all the people came to the door of the Tent of Meeting. 5Moses said to the people, ‘The Lord said that I must do this.’
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וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־הָעֵדָ֖ה הַקְהֵ֑ל אֶל־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 8:3
- Numbers 20:8‘Get the stick. Take your brother Aaron with you and go to the whole group of the Israelites. Then speak to that rock that you can all see. Water will pour out from it. Then the people and their animals can drink it.’
- Numbers 21:16From there, the Israelites continued to travel until they arrived at Beer. That is the well where the Lord had said to Moses, ‘Bring the people together. Then I will give water to them.’
- 1 Chronicles 13:5So David brought together all the Israelites. They came from everywhere in Israel, from the Shihor River in Egypt, and as far as Lebo-Hamath. They came to bring God's Covenant Box back from Kiriath-Jearim.
- 1 Chronicles 15:3David brought all the Israelites together in Jerusalem. He said that they should bring the Lord's Covenant Box to the place that he had prepared for it.
- 2 Chronicles 5:2Then Solomon told all the leaders of Israel to come to him in Jerusalem. They were all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families. He wanted them to bring the Lord's Covenant Box from Mount Zion, the City of David, to put it in the temple.
- 2 Chronicles 30:2The king, his officers and all the people who lived in Jerusalem decided to have the Passover festival in the second month.
- Nehemiah 8:1All the people met together in the open place near the Water Gate. They asked Ezra to bring the book of the Law of Moses. The Lord had given those laws to the Israelites so that they would obey them.
- Psalms 22:25Yes, I will praise you, God, in the great meeting of your people. I will give to you what I have promised to give. Everyone who serves you, Lord, will see that.
- Acts 2:1Then the day of the Pentecost festival arrived. All the believers were meeting together in one place.
Commentaries on Leviticus 8:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Gather - Rather, gather all the assembly together toward the entrance of the tent of meeting. See Leviticus 4:13. The whole body of the people were summoned on this occasion, and the elders probably occupied the first places. The elders are especially called together in an unequivocal manner to receive directions to provide the first sacrifices for the nation to be offered by the newly consecrated priests Leviticus 9:1, and the body of the people…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36In Exodus 28–29, the Lord gave Moses detailed instructions for clothing and ordaining Aaron and his sons as priests. In Exodus 39:1–31; 40:12–16; and Leviticus 8, they followed these commands. Moses did not only tell them the instructions. He performed the ceremonies to show the priests exactly what to do, as the Lord had commanded him (8:9, 13, 17, 21, 29). Since disobedience could lead to death, God ensured the priests understood their duties clearly.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. gather thou all the congregation together, &c.--It was manifestly expedient for the Israelitish people to be satisfied that Aaron's appointment to the high dignity of the priesthood was not a personal intrusion, nor a family arrangement between him and Moses; and nothing, therefore, could be a more prudent or necessary measure, for impressing a profound conviction of the divine origin and authority of the priestly institution, than to summon a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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