Leviticus 8 · Verse 5

Leviticus 8:5

And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done.
Leviticus 8:5, King James Version

Leviticus 8:5 in other translations

BSBAnd Moses said to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.”
WEBMoses said to the congregation, “This is the thing which the LORD has commanded to be done.”
ASVAnd Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded to be done.
YLTand Moses saith unto the company, ‘This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded to do.'
DARBYAnd Moses said to the assembly, This is the thing which Jehovah has commanded to be done.
BBEAnd Moses said to the people, This is what the Lord has given orders to be done.
WebsterAnd Moses said to the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done.

What does Leviticus 8:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:3-5

3-5. 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…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 8:1-13

The consecration of Aaron and his sons had been delayed until the tabernacle had been prepared, and the laws of the sacrifices given. Aaron and his sons were washed with water, to signify that they ought to purify themselves from all sinful dispositions, and ever after to keep themselves pure. Christ washes those from their sins in his own blood whom he makes kings and priests to our God, Re 1:5, 6; and those that…

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Leviticus 8:5 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.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָעֵדָ֑הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712
זֶ֣הzehthisH2088
הַדָּבָ֔רha.da.Var[is] the wordH1697
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe has commandedH6680
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לַעֲשֽׂוֹת\׃la.'a.Sotto doH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 8:5

  • Exodus 29:4-37

    And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod: And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him. …

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Lord commanded to be done.
Ex 29:4-37

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Context

  • Leviticus 8:4

    And Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Leviticus 8:5

    And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done.

  • Leviticus 8:6

    And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.

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Leviticus 8:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo Moisés á la congregación: Esto es lo que Jehová ha mandado hacer.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse dit à l’assemblée: C’est ici ce que l’ Éternel a commandé de faire.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Mose sprach zu der Gemeinde: Dies ist es, was Jehova zu tun geboten hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ait: Iste est sermo, quem jussit Dominus fieri.