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Leviticus 8:5

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 8:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded to be done.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded to be done.
Leviticus 8:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bullock of the sin-offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread;
3and assemble thou all the congregation at the door of the tent of meeting.
4And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and the congregation was assembled at the door of the tent of meeting.
5And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which Jehovah hath 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 girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.
8And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Moses said unto the congregation, etc.] Having convened them, he opened to them the reason of their being called together, which was not done of himself, but by divine direction: this [is] the thing which the Lord commanded to be done; namely, what follows, concerning the consecration of Aaron and his sons to be priests, and the investiture of them with that office, attended with various rites and ceremonies to be performed, of which they were to be witnesses.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lord commanded to be done: Exod. 29:4-37 Leviticus 8:6”
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