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Leviticus 8:34
34What has been done today was commanded by the Lord to make atonement for you.
Leviticus 8:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As he hath done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)As has been done today, the Lord has commanded to be done to make atonement for you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)As he has done this day, so the Lord has commanded to do, to make atonement for you.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Everything we have done today was commanded by the Lord in order to purify you, making you right with him.
Context of Leviticus 8:34
32Then burn up the rest of the meat and the bread. 33Do not leave the entrance to the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, for your ordination will last seven days. What has been done today was commanded by the Lord to make atonement for you. 35You must stay at the entrance to the tent of meeting day and night for seven days and do what the Lord requires, so you will not die; for that is what I have been commanded.” 36So Aaron and his sons did everything the Lord commanded through Moses.
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כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה לַעֲשֹׂ֖ת לְכַפֵּ֥ר עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 8:34
- Hebrews 7:16one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.
- Hebrews 10:11Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
Commentaries on Leviticus 8:34
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-36Verses 14-36 Moses as the mediator of the covenant of the Law Galatians 3:19; Hebrews 8:6 was called to perform the priestly functions, in consecrating those on whom henceforth those functions were to devolve, and in inaugurating the legal order of sacrifices. See Exodus 40:23 note. The sin-offering was now offered for the first time. The succession in which the sacrifices followed each other on this occasion, first the sin-offering, then the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-36Verses 14-36 In these types we see our great High Priest, even Christ Jesus, solemnly appointed, anointed, and invested with his sacred office, by his own blood, and the influences of his Holy Spirit. He sanctifies the ordinances of religion, to the benefit of his people and the honour of God the Father; who for his sake accepts our worship, though it is polluted with sin. We may also rejoice, that he is a merciful and faithful High Priest, full of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34commanded by the LORD: The details of the sacrifice ceremonies were symbolic and important. But the most important part was for the priests to obey God's commands. Complete obedience to God is a major theme in both the Old Testament and the New Testament: “obedience is better than sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-362. Take Aaron and his sons--The consecration of Aaron and his sons had been ordered long before (Ex 29:1-46), but it is now described with all the details of the ceremonial, as it was gone through after the tabernacle was completed and the regulations for the various sacrifices enacted.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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