Leviticus 8:3

And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
gather	הַקְהֵ֑ל hak.Hel	H6950	to convoke · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
congregation	הָעֵדָ֖ה ha.'e.Dah	H5712	a stated assemblage (specifically · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
together	קָהַל qâhal	H6950	to convoke
door	פֶּ֖תַח Pe.tach	H6607	an opening (literally) · noun, common masculine singular construct
tabernacle	אֹ֥הֶל 'O.hel	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · noun, common masculine singular construct
congregation	מוֹעֵֽד mo.'Ed	H4150	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 30:13 And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.
Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Numbers 20:8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall…
Numbers 21:16 And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them wate…
1 Chronicles 13:5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.
1 Chronicles 15:3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
2 Chronicles 5:2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerus…
2 Chronicles 5:6 Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could no…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:1-13

God had given Moses orders to consecrate Aaron and his sons to the priests' office, when he was with him the first time upon mount Sinai, Ex. 28 and Exo 29:1, where we have also the particular instructions he had how to do it. Now here we have, I. The orders repeated. What was there commanded to be done is here commanded to be done now, Lev 8:2, Lev 8:3. The tabernacle was newly set up, which, without the priests, would be as a candlestick without a candle; the law concerning sacrifices was newly given, but could not be observed without priests; for, though Aaron and his sons had been nominated to the office, they could not officiate, till they were consecrated, which yet must not be done ti…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:3

gather thou all the congregation together, &c.--It was manifestly expedient for the Israelitish people to be satisfied that Aaron's appointment to the high dignity of the priesthood was not a personal intrusion, nor a family arrangement between him and Moses; and nothing, therefore, could be a more prudent or necessary measure, for impressing a profound conviction of the divine origin and authority of the priestly institution, than to summon a general assembly of the people, and in their presence perform the solemn ceremonies of inauguration, which had been prescribed by divine authority.

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:2

Take Aaron and his sons - The whole subject of this chapter has been anticipated in the notes, Exo 28:1 (note), etc., and Exo 29:1 (note), etc., in which all the sacrifices, rites, and ceremonies have been explained in considerable detail; and to those notes the reader is referred. It is only necessary to observe that Aaron and his sons were not anointed until now. Before, the thing was commanded; now, first performed.

John Gill on Leviticus 8:3

And gather thou all the congregation together,.... That is, the heads of the tribes and the elders of the people, as Aben Ezra interprets it; for the whole body of the people, and every individual of them, could not be got together: unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; taking this for the whole court itself, as it sometimes is; though no doubt on this occasion as great a number was convened as well could be admitted into the court, or about it, to be spectators and witnesses of the solemn investiture of Aaron and his sons with the priestly office.

The Church Fathers

Well is the church named ecclesia ["assembly"], because it calls forth and assembles all men, as the Lord says in Leviticus: "Then assemble the whole community at the entrance of the meeting tent." It is worthy of note that this word assemble is used in the Scriptures for the first time in the passage when the Lord established Aaron in the high priesthood. In Deuteronomy God says to Moses, "Assemble the people for me; I will have them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me." He mentions the name of the church again when he says of the tablets: "And on them were inscribed all the words that the Lord spoke to you on the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly"; as if he would say more plainly, "on the day on which you were called and gathered together." And the psalmist says, "I will give you thanks in a great church [ecclesia], in the mighty throng I will praise you."
— Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 18.24

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Dictionary and topics

Aaron — The eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi (Ex. 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer, others mountain of strength, illuminator. He was born in Egypt three years before…

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Leviticus 8:3

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:3

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:2

John Gill on Leviticus 8:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 8:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:3

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:2

John Gill on Leviticus 8:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 8:1-3

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 8:1-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 8:2

Rashi on Leviticus 8:3