Leviticus 9:23

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֤ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
Aaron	וְאַהֲרֹן֙ ve.'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
went	וַיָּבֹ֨א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
tabernacle	אֹ֣הֶל 'O.hel	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · noun, common masculine singular construct
congregation	מוֹעֵ֔ד mo.'Ed	H4150	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
out	וַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּ vai.Ye.tze.'U	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
blessed	וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ vay.va.ra.Khu	H1288	to kneel · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
people	הָעָ֑ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
glory	כְבוֹד khe.Vod-	H3519	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
appeared	וַיֵּרָ֥א vai.ye.Ra'	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
people	הָעָֽם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Leviticus 9:6 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.
Numbers 16:19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared…
Luke 1:21-22 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
Numbers 16:42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congr…
Numbers 14:10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all th…
Hebrews 9:24-28 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:23–end

We are not told what Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle to do, Lev 9:23. Some of the Jewish writers say, "They went in to pray for the appearance of the divine glory;" most probably they went in that Moses might instruct Aaron how to do the service that was to be done there - burn incense, light the lamps, set the show-bread, etc., that he might instruct his sons in it. 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…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 9:23

Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle--Moses, according to the divine instructions he had received, accompanied Aaron and his sons to initiate them into their sacred duties. 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.

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 9:23

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 Ma…

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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…
Shechinah — A Chaldee word meaning resting-place, not found in Scripture, but used by the later Jews to designate the visible symbol of God’s presence in the tabernacle, and afterwards in Solomon’s temple. When…
Benedictions · .By Aaron — .By Aaron
High Priest, The · Duties of: Blessing the people — Duties of: Blessing the people

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Leviticus 9:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 9:23

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 9:23

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 9:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 9:23

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 9:23

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Leviticus 9:23

John Calvin on Leviticus 9:23–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 9:22–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 9:22

Rashi on Leviticus 9:23