Leviticus 9:23
in Leviticus 9Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
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ASV
And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of Jehovah appeared unto all the people.
KJV
And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people.
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This verse in Leviticus 9
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Aaron, having now gone through the cycle of priestly duties connected with the brass altar, accompanies Moses into the tent of Meeting. It was reasonable that Moses, as the divinely appointed leader of the nation, should induct Aaron into the tabernacle. Blessed the people - This joint blessing of the mediator of the Law and the high priest was the solemn conclusion of the consecration and Inauguration. (Compare 2Ch 6:3-11.) According to one tradition, the form used by Moses and Aaron resembled Psa 90:
This site's exposition
And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people
on Leviticus 9:22-23
Aaron blesses with lifted hands and comes down from the altar, and Adam Clarke takes the words to be the form written out at Numbers 6:23-27. Then Moses and Aaron go into the tent together, come out, and bless a second time, and the glory appears to all the people rather than to the two men who had been inside. Matthew Henry marks the sequence, that the appearing followed the blessing the lawgiver and the priest gave together.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
And Moses - Went in with Aaron to direct him, and to see him perform those parts of his office which were to be done in the holy place, about the lights, and the table of shew-bread, and the altar of incense, upon which part of the blood of the sacrifices now offered was to be sprinkled, chap. iv, 7, 16.
What the appearance of it was we are not told; no doubt it was such as carried its own evidence along with it. The glory which filled the tabernacle ( Exod. xl.
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And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation,....
But, when they came out, they both joined in blessing the people, who stood expecting the promised appearance of the divine glory; and it was now (when Moses and Aaron concurred in praying) that they had what they waited for. Note, God's manifestations of himself, of his glory and grace, are commonly given in answer to prayer.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Their previous occupations had detained them at the altar, and they now entered in company into the sacred edifice to bear the blood of the offerings within the sanctuary. the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people--perhaps in a resplendent effulgence above the tabernacle as a fresh token of the divine acceptance of that newly established seat of His worship.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle - It is supposed that Moses accompanied Aaron into the tabernacle to show him how to offer the incense, prepare the lamps and the perfume, adjust the shew-bread, etc., etc. And the glory of the Lord appeared - To show that every thing was done according to the Divine mind, 1. The glory of Jehovah appears unto all the people; 2. A fire came out from before the Lord, and consumed the burnt-offering. This was the proof which God gave upon extraordinary occasions of his acceptance of the sacrifice. This was done probably, 1. In the case of Abel, Gen 4:4. 2. In the case of Aaron; see above, Lev 9:24. 3. In the case of Gideon, Jdg 6:21. 4. In the case of Manoah and his wife. Compare Jdg 13:19-23. 5. In the case of David dedicating the threshing-floor of Ornan, 1Ch 21:28. 6. In the case of Solomon dedicating the temple, 2Ch 7:1. 7. In the case of Elijah, 1Ki 18:38. Hence to express the accepting of an offering, sacrifice, etc., the verb דשן dishshen is used, which signifies to reduce to ashes, i. e., by fire from heaven. See Psa 20:3. In such a case as this, it was necessary that the fire should appear to be divinely sent, and should come in such a way as to preclude the supposition that any art or deceit had been practiced on the occasion. Hence it is not intimated that Moses and Aaron brought it out of the tabernacle, professing that God had kindled it there for them, but the fire Came Out from Before the Lord, and All the People Saw it. The victims were consumed by a fire evidently of no human kindling. Josephus says that “a fire proceeded from the victims themselves of its own accord, which had the appearance of a flash of lightning;” εξ αυτων πυρ ανηφθη αυτοματον, και ὁμοιον αστραπης λαμπηδονι ὁρωμενον τῃ φλογι· “and consumed, all that was upon the altar.” - Antiq., lib. iii., c. 8, s. 6, edit. Haverc. […]
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֨א | vaiyavo' | and he went | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֤ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וְאַהֲרֹן֙ | veaharon | and Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֹ֣הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵ֔ד | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| וַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּ | vaiyetzeu | and they came out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ | vayvarakhu | and they blessed | H1288 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָעָ֑ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| וַיֵּרָ֥א | vaiyera' | and it appeared | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| כְבוֹד־ | khevod- | [the] glory of | H3519 → | |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָעָֽם׃ | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
וַיָּבֹ֨אand he went
vaiyavo'H935 →2568 times
מֹשֶׁ֤הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וְאַהֲרֹן֙and Aaron
veaharonH175 →347 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֹ֣הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵ֔דmeeting
moedH4150 →223 times
וַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּand they came out
vaiyetzeuH3318 →1067 times
וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּand they blessed
vayvarakhuH1288 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָעָ֑םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
וַיֵּרָ֥אand it appeared
vaiyera'H7200 →1300 times
כְבוֹד־[the] glory of
khevod-H3519 →
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָעָֽם׃the people
haamH5971 →1873 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
Leviticus 9:6And Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded you to do, so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you.”
it leads to
- Exodus 24:16
and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 40:34–35
Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 5:13–14
The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He…
- Ezekiel 43:2
and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Exodus 24:16
Through
Numbers 16:42But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
it leads to
- Exodus 16:10
And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 16:19
When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
- Exodus 16:10
Through
Numbers 16:19When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
it leads to
- Numbers 14:10
But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 16:42
But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
- Numbers 14:10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.