Leviticus 8 · Verse 35

Leviticus 8:35

Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
Leviticus 8:35, King James Version

Leviticus 8:35 in other translations

BSBYou must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”
WEBYou shall stay at the door of the Tent of Meeting day and night seven days, and keep the LORD’s command, that you don’t die: for so I am commanded.”
ASVAnd at the door of the tent of meeting shall ye abide day and night seven days, and keep the charge of Jehovah, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
YLTand at the opening of the tent of meeting ye abide, by day and by night seven days, and ye have kept the charge of Jehovah, and die not, for so I have been commanded.'
DARBYAnd ye shall abide at the entrance of the tent of meeting day and night seven days, and keep the charge of Jehovah, that ye die not; for so I am commanded.
BBEAnd you are to keep watch for the Lord at the door of the Tent of meeting day and night for seven days, so that death may not come to you: for so he has given me orders.
WebsterTherefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.

What does Leviticus 8:35 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 8:14-36

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…

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Leviticus 8:35 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּפֶתַח֩u.fe.Tachand [the] entrance ofH6607
אֹ֨הֶל'O.hel[the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵ֜דmo.'EdmeetingH4150
תֵּשְׁב֨וּte.she.Vuyou will remainH3427
יוֹמָ֤םyo.Mamby dayH3119
וָלַ֙יְלָה֙va.Lay.lahand nightH3915
שִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtsevenH7651
יָמִ֔יםya.MimdaysH3117
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.Temand you will keepH8104
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.ret[the] duty ofH4931
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
תָמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuyou will dieH4191
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
כֵ֖ןkhenthusH3651
צֻוֵּֽיתִי\׃tzu.Vei.tiI have been commandedH6680

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Cross references for Leviticus 8:35

  • Deuteronomy 11:1

    Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.

  • 1 Kings 2:3

    And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

  • Numbers 3:7

    And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.

  • Numbers 9:19

    And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord, and journeyed not.

  • Hebrews 7:28

    For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

  • 1 Timothy 6:20

    O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

  • Leviticus 8:30

    And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.

  • 1 Timothy 6:13

    I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

  • Leviticus 14:8

    And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.

  • Colossians 2:9-10

    For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

  • 2 Timothy 4:1

    I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

  • 1 Timothy 6:17

    Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the tabernacle.
14:8; Ex 29:35; Nu 19:12; Eze 43:25; 2Co 7:1; Col 2:9,10; Heb 7:28
Heb 9:23,24
keep.
30; 10:1; Nu 3:7; 9:19; De 11:1; 1Ki 2:3; 1Ti 1:3,4,18; 5:21
1Ti 6:13,17,20; 2Ti 4:1

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Context

  • Leviticus 8:34

    As he hath done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.

  • Leviticus 8:35

    Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.

  • Leviticus 8:36

    So Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.

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Leviticus 8:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
A la puerta, pues, del tabernáculo del testimonio estaréis día y noche por siete días, y guardaréis la ordenanza delante de Jehová, para que no muráis; porque así me ha sido mandado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et vous demeurerez pendant sept jours à l’entrée de la tente d’assignation, jour et nuit, et vous garderez ce que l’ Éternel vous a donné à garder, afin que vous ne mouriez pas; car il m’a été ainsi commandé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ihr sollt an dem Eingang des Zeltes der Zusammenkunft Tag und Nacht bleiben, sieben Tage lang, und sollt die Vorschriften Jehovas beobachten, daß ihr nicht sterbet; denn also ist mir geboten worden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Die ac nocte manebitis in tabernaculo observantes custodias Domini, ne moriamini: sic enim mihi præceptum est.