Leviticus 9:6
in Leviticus 9And Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded you to do, so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you.”
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ASV
And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah commanded that ye should do: and the glory of Jehovah shall appear unto you.
KJV
And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the Lord shall appear unto you.
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This verse in Leviticus 9
Commentary
8 notes on this verseAnd the glory of the Lord shall appear - God shall give the most sensible signs of his presence among you; this he did in general by the cloud on the tabernacle, but in this case the particular proof was the fire that came out from before the Lord, and consumed the burnt-offering; see Lev 9:23, Lev 9:24.
This site's exposition
they brought that which Moses commanded
on Leviticus 9:5-6
The whole congregation draws near and stands, and it stands there for eighteen verses while Aaron works. Moses fastens the appearing to the obedience in one sentence, the thing the LORD commanded that ye should do, and then the glory shall appear. Exodus 40:34-35 had already filled the tent with that glory and left Moses outside it, and here the same glory comes out to where the people are standing.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening5 voices
The meeting is held according to the appointment. Aaron attends on God by sacrifice, offering a sin-offering and burnt-offering for himself (
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Aaron offers for himself, ver. 8-14. Offers for, and blesses the people, ver. 15-22. God signifies his acceptance of their persons and of their sacrifices, ver. 23-24.
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The glory of the Lord - The glorious manifestation of God's powerful and gracious presence.
This is the thing which the Lord commanded that ye should do,....
We are not now to expect such appearances; we Christians walk more by faith, and less by sight, than they did. But we may be sure that God draws nigh to those who draw nigh to him, and that the offerings of faith are really acceptable to him, though, the sacrifices being spiritual, the tokens of the acceptance are, as it is fit they should be, spiritual likewise.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The first of their official acts was the sacrifice of another sin offering to atone for the defects of the inauguration services; and yet that sacrifice did not consist of a bullock--the sacrifice appointed for some particular transgression, but of a calf, perhaps not without a significant reference to Aaron's sin in the golden calf [Ex 32:22-24].
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| זֶ֧ה | zeh | this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| הַדָּבָ֛ר | hadavar | [is] the thing | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he has commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ | taasu | you will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| וְיֵרָ֥א | veyera' | and it may appear | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם | ʾaleikhem | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כְּב֥וֹד | kevod | [the] glory of | H3519 → | |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
זֶ֧הthis
zehH2088 →1180 times
הַדָּבָ֛ר[is] the thing
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe has commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
תַּעֲשׂ֑וּyou will do
taasuH6213 →2628 times
וְיֵרָ֥אand it may appear
veyera'H7200 →1300 times
אֲלֵיכֶ֖םto you
ʾaleikhemH413 →5510 times
כְּב֥וֹד[the] glory of
kevodH3519 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
Exodus 24:16and 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.
it leads to
- 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.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 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.
- Numbers 16:42
Through
Exodus 16:10And 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.
it leads to
- 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 16:19
Through
Ezekiel 43:2and 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.
it leads to
- Revelation 18:1
After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
- Ezekiel 11:23
And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city.
- Isaiah 6:3
And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
- Revelation 1:15
His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
- Ezekiel 10:18–19
Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.
- Revelation 18:1
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
