New English Translation
Leviticus 8:3
3and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.”
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
1Then the Lord spoke to Moses: 2“Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, the sin offering bull, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread, and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.” 4So Moses did just as the Lord commanded him, and the congregation assembled at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. 5Then Moses said to the congregation: “This is what the Lord has commanded to be done.”
Read all of Leviticus 8Leviticus 8:3 word by word
וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־הָעֵדָ֖ה הַקְהֵ֑ל אֶל־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 8:3
- Numbers 20:8“Take the staff and assemble the community, you and Aaron your brother, and then speak to the rock before their eyes. It will pour forth its water, and you will bring water out of the rock for them, and so you will give the community and their beasts water to drink.”
- Numbers 21:16And from there they traveled to Beer; that is the well where the Lord spoke to Moses, “Gather the people and I will give them water.”
- 1 Chronicles 13:5So David assembled all Israel from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.
- 1 Chronicles 15:3David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the Lord up to the place he had prepared for it.
- 2 Chronicles 5:2Then Solomon convened Israel’s elders – all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families – in Jerusalem, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David (that is, Zion).
- 2 Chronicles 30:2The king, his officials, and the entire assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month.
- Nehemiah 8:1all the people gathered together in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the lord had commanded Israel.
- Psalms 22:25You are the reason I offer praise in the great assembly; I will fulfill my promises before the Lord’s loyal followers.
- Acts 2:1Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all 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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