New Living Translation
Leviticus 8:4
4So Moses followed the Lord’s instructions, and the whole community assembled at the Tabernacle entrance.
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“Bring Aaron and his sons, along with their sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast, 3and call the entire community of Israel together at the entrance of the Tabernacle.” So Moses followed the Lord’s instructions, and the whole community assembled at the Tabernacle entrance. 5Moses announced to them, “This is what the Lord has commanded us to do!” 6Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
Read all of Leviticus 8Leviticus 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 placed the turban on Aaron’s head and attached the gold medallion—the badge of holiness—to the front of the turban, just as the Lord had commanded him.
- Exodus 39:1The craftsmen made beautiful sacred garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth—clothing for Aaron to wear while ministering in the Holy Place, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
- Deuteronomy 12:32“So be careful to obey all the commands I give you. You must not add anything to them or subtract anything from them.
- Matthew 28:20Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:23For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread
- 1 Corinthians 15:3I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said.
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
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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