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 with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, the sin offering bull, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread, 3and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.” So 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.” 6So Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water.

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 8:9Finally, he set the turban on his head and attached the gold plate, the holy diadem, to the front of the turban just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
• Exodus 39:1From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for serving in the sanctuary; they made holy garments that were for Aaron, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
• Deuteronomy 12:32(13:1) You must be careful to do everything I am commanding you. Do not add to it or subtract from it!
• Matthew 28:20teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
• 1 Corinthians 11:23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread,
• 1 Corinthians 15:3For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received – that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,

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
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• 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