Leviticus 8:35

Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
abide	תֵּשְׁב֨וּ te.she.Vu	H3427	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
door	וּפֶתַח֩ u.fe.Tach	H6607	an opening (literally) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
tabernacle	אֹ֨הֶל 'O.hel	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · noun, common masculine singular construct
congregation	מוֹעֵ֜ד mo.'Ed	H4150	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
day	יוֹמָ֤ם yo.Mam	H3119	daily · adverb
night	וָלַ֙יְלָה֙ va.Lay.lah	H3915	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
seven	שִׁבְעַ֣ת shiv.'At	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · cardinal number, both genders singular construct
days	יָמִ֔ים ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
keep	וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם u.she.mar.Tem	H8104	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
charge	מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת mish.Me.ret	H4931	watch · noun, common feminine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
die	תָמ֑וּתוּ ta.Mu.tu	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
commanded	צֻוֵּֽיתִי tzu.Vei.ti	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · verb, pual perfect, 1st person common singular

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Cross-references

Numbers 3:7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the…
Numbers 9:19 And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.
Deuteronomy 11:1 Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.
1 Kings 2:3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimo…
Exodus 29:35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate th…
Leviticus 8:30 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon…
Leviticus 10:1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange f…
Leviticus 14:8 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:31–end

Moses, having done his part of the ceremony, now leaves Aaron and his sons to do theirs. I. They must boil the flesh of their peace-offering, and eat it in the court of the tabernacle, and what remained they must burn with fire, Lev 8:31, Lev 8:32. This signified their thankful consent to the consecration: when God gave Ezekiel his commission, he told him to eat the roll, Eze 3:1, Eze 3:2. II. They must not stir out of the court of the tabernacle for seven days, Lev 8:33. The priesthood being a good warfare, they must thus learn to endure hardness, and to disentangle themselves from the affairs of this life, Ti2 2:3, Ti2 2:4. Being consecrated to their service, they must give themselves whol…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:33

ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, &c.--After all these preliminaries, they had still to undergo a week's probation in the court of the tabernacle before they obtained permission to enter into the interior of the sacred building. During the whole of that period the same sacrificial rites were observed as on the first day, and they were expressly admonished that the smallest breach of any of the appointed observances would lead to the certain forfeiture of their lives [Lev 8:35]. Next: Leviticus Chapter 9

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:33

For seven days shall he consecrate you - This number was the number of perfection among the Hebrews; and the seven days' consecration implied a perfect and full consecration to the sacerdotal office. See Clarke's note on Exo 29:30.

John Gill on Leviticus 8:35

Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,.... Or rather "within" it, as Noldius renders it, since they were not to go out of the door of it, Leviticus 8:33 whereas our version seems to leave it undetermined whether they abode without the door or within; where they were to continue: day and night, seven days; even the seven days of their consecration: and keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not; not the charge of the tabernacle, and the service of it committed to them upon their investiture with their office, hereafter to be observed by them; but what was charged upon them to attend unto, during the seven days of their consecration; and the penalty bei…

The Church Fathers

What does Moses say to Aaron and his sons when they are consecrated to the priesthood: Will you sit seven days, day and night, at the entrance to the tabernacle of the testimony so that you do not die? Is it credible that they were commanded to sit in one place in that bodily situation for seven days, day and night, so that they would not move at all from there? It does not follow from this text that we are forced to admit that we have been told something in the allegorical sense, that it should not be done, but that it should be understood. The reality is that it is more about recognizing a way of expressing oneself in the Scriptures, according to which "to sit" means "to live" or "to remain". Thus, for example, because the Scripture says that Semei was sitting in Jerusalem for three years (Cf 1R 2,38), it is not necessary to think that during all that time he was sitting in a chair without getting up. This is also called seat to the place where the settlers have their residence. This is also called a place of habitation.
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON LEVITICUS, Q. 24 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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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…
Priest · .Consecration of — .Consecration of
Priests · Required to remain in the tabernacle seven days after consecration — Required to remain in the tabernacle seven days after consecration

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Leviticus 8:35

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:33

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:33

John Gill on Leviticus 8:35

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 8:35

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:33

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:33

John Gill on Leviticus 8:35

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 8:4–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 8:33–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 8:35

Rashi on Leviticus 8:35