God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 8:3
3Gather the whole congregation at the entrance to 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 spoke to Moses, 2“Take Aaron and his sons, the priests’ clothes, the anointing oil, the bull that will be the offering for sin, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread. Gather the whole congregation at the entrance to the tent of meeting.” 4Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the congregation gathered at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 5Moses told the congregation, “The Lord has commanded that this is what you must do.”
Read all of Leviticus 8Leviticus 8:3 word by word
וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־הָעֵדָ֖ה הַקְהֵ֑ל אֶל־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 8:3
- Numbers 20:8“Take your staff, then you and your brother Aaron gather the community. Right before their eyes, tell the rock to give up its water. In this way you will give the community water from the rock for them and their animals to drink.”
- Numbers 21:16From there they went to Beer [Well]. This is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people, and I will give them water.”
- 1 Chronicles 13:5So David gathered all Israel from the Shihor River near Egypt to the border of Hamath in order to bring God’s ark from Kiriath Jearim.
- 1 Chronicles 15:3David called together all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the Lord’s ark to the place he had prepared for it.
- 2 Chronicles 5:2Then Solomon assembled the respected leaders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the Israelite families. They came to Jerusalem to take the ark of the Lord’s promise from the City of David (that is, Zion).
- 2 Chronicles 30:2The king, his officials, and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to celebrate the Passover in the second month.
- Nehemiah 8:1⌞When the seventh month came,⌟ all the people gathered together in the courtyard in front of Water Gate. They told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of Moses’ Teachings, which the Lord had commanded Israel ⌞to follow⌟.
- Psalms 22:25My praise comes from you while I am among those assembled for worship. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who fear the Lord.
- Acts 2:1When Pentecost, the fiftieth day after Passover, came, all the believers were 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
In the dictionaries
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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