Leviticus 8:5

And Moses said to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.”

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the congregation gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, immediately before he presents and washes Aaron and his sons. The words — The phrase זֶה הַדָּבָר (zeh ha-davar) literally translates to "this is the word," anchoring the ritual in a specific, unchangeable divine directive. The thread — This command directly fulfills the earlier instruction in Exodus 29:4 to assemble Aaron and his sons at the Tent of Meeting entrance for washing. Why it lands — It demands that the reader acknowledge every sacred act must originate from explicit divine instruction rather than human initiative.

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The Hebrew words

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he said מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMoses אֶל־'el-to הָעֵדָ֑הha./'e.Dahthe/ congregation זֶ֣הzehthis הַדָּבָ֔רha./da.Var[is] the/ word אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe has commanded יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la./'a.Sotto/ do

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Exodus 29:4 Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

People named

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