Leviticus 8:36
in Leviticus 8So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Aaron and his sons did all the things which Jehovah commanded by Moses.
KJV
So Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
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This verse in Leviticus 8
Commentary
6 notes on this verseSo Aaron and his sons did all things - And thus the covenant of life and peace, Mal. ii, 5, was made with them. But after all the ceremonies used in their consecration, one point was reserved for the honour of Christ's priesthood. They were made priests without an oath; but Christ with an oath, Heb. vii, 21.
This site's exposition
So Aaron and his sons did all things
The chapter closes on obedience and gives the credit to the command rather than to the ceremony. What follows is the eighth day of chapter 9, when fire comes out from before the LORD, consumes the offering, and the people shout and fall on their faces. At 10:2 fire comes out from the same place and kills Nadab and Abihu, so the priesthood installed here is tested within days of its ordination.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Gospel ministers are compared to those who served at the altar, for they minister about holy things ( 1 Cor. ix. 13 ), they are God's mouth to the people and the people's to God, the pastors and teachers Christ has appointed to continue in the church to the end of the world: they seem to be meant in that promise which points at gospel times ( Isa. lvi.
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He - Either Moses, as in the following clause, or some other person by his appointment; which may be the reason why he is not named here, as he is to the sprinkling of the blood, which was an action more proper to the priest, and more essential to the sacrifice.
So Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. They submitted to have them done to them, and for them, what was done on the first day of their consecration, all the rest of the days; and they kept within the tabernacle all that time as was enjoined them.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
So Aaron and his sons did - This chapter shows the exact fulfillment of the commands delivered to Moses, Exodus 29; and consequently the complete preparation of Aaron and his sons to fill the awfully important office of priests and mediators between God and Israel, to offer sacrifices and make atonement for the sins of the people. “Thus,” says Mr. Ainsworth, “the covenant of the priesthood was confirmed unto the tribe of Levi in Aaron and his sons, which covenant was life and peace, Mal 2:
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֖ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּבָנָ֑יו | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֵ֚ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַדְּבָרִ֔ים | hadevarim | the things | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּיַד־ | beyad- | by [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| מֹשֶֽׁה׃ ס | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he did
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
אַהֲרֹ֖ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וּבָנָ֑יוand sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
אֵ֚ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַדְּבָרִ֔יםthe things
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּיַד־by [the] hand of
beyad-H3027 →1618 times
מֹשֶֽׁה׃ סMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Samuel 15:22But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of…
it leads to
- Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
- Psalms 51:16–17
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
- Proverbs 21:3
To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
- Amos 5:21–24
“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.
- Mark 12:33
and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and…
- Hosea 6:6
Through
Deuteronomy 4:2You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.
it leads to
- Proverbs 30:6
Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 12:32
See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 22:18–19
I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 30:6
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.