Leviticus 8:4

Leviticus 8:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
• New International Version (NIV)Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the congregation was assembled at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. And the congregation was gathered together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

Context of Leviticus 8:4

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. 3Gather the whole congregation at the entrance to the tent of meeting.” Moses 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.” 6Moses had Aaron and his sons come forward, and he washed them.

Leviticus 8:4 word by word

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ מֹשֶׁ֔ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֹת֑וֹ וַתִּקָּהֵל֙ הָֽעֵדָ֔ה אֶל־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• him; and the assemblyעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• was gathered togetherקָהַלqâhal · to gatherH6950
• unto the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150

Cross-references for Leviticus 8:4

• Leviticus 8:9He put the turban on him and fastened the gold medallion (the holy crown) to the front of the turban as the Lord had commanded Moses.
• Exodus 39:1From the violet, purple, and bright red yarn they made special clothes worn for official duties in the holy place. They also made the holy clothes for Aaron. They followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses.
• Deuteronomy 12:32Be sure to do everything I command you. Never add anything to it or take anything away from it.
• Matthew 28:20Teach them to do everything I have commanded you. “And remember that I am always with you until the end of time.”
• 1 Corinthians 11:23After all, I passed on to you what I had received from the Lord. On the night he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread
• 1 Corinthians 15:3I passed on to you the most important points of doctrine that I had received: Christ died to take away our sins as the Scriptures predicted.

Commentaries on Leviticus 8:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The text repeatedly emphasizes that Moses did what the Lord instructed. He obeyed the commands God gave in Exodus 29 (see also Leviticus 8:9, 13, 17, 21, 29, 36).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

• Moses
• Aaron
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Priest
• Priests and Levites
• Self-Surrender

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