Leviticus 8:5

Leviticus 8:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done.
• New International Version (NIV)Moses said to the assembly, “This is what the Lord has commanded to be done.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Moses said to the congregation, "This is the thing that the Lord has commanded to be done."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Moses said to the congregation, “This is what the Lord commanded to be done.”

Context of Leviticus 8:5

3And gather thou all the congregation together to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And Moses said to the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done. 6And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. 7And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the waistband, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the beautifully woven band of the ephod, and bound it to him with it.

Leviticus 8:5 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶל־הָעֵדָ֑ה זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Leviticus 8:5

• Exodus 29:4And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.

Commentaries on Leviticus 8:5

• 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

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• Moses
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• 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