Leviticus - 9:5



5 They brought what Moses commanded before the Tent of Meeting: and all the congregation drew near and stood before Yahweh.

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Explanation and meaning of Leviticus 9:5.

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And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
They brought therefore all things that Moses had commanded before the door of the tabernacle: where when all the multitude stood,
And they brought what Moses commanded before the tent of meeting; and all the assembly approached and stood before Jehovah.
And they take that which Moses hath commanded unto the front of the tent of meeting, and all the company draw near and stand before Jehovah;
And they took the things ordered by Moses, before the Tent of meeting, and all the people came near, waiting before the Lord.
And so they brought everything that Moses had ordered before the door of the tabernacle, where, when all the multitude stood together,
Tulerunt ergo qum praeceperat Moses coram tabernaculo conventionis, et accessit totus coetus, et steterunt coram Jehova.

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And they brought [that] which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the (c) LORD.
(c) Before the altar where his glory appeared.

And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation,.... That is, Aaron and his sons, and all the children of Israel, as the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it. All the above sacrifices they brought into the court of the tabernacle to be offered up:
and all the congregation drew near, and stood before the Lord; that is, the elders of Israel, who were called together, Leviticus 9:1, the heads of the tribes who represented the people; as many as well could be admitted into the court no doubt were, to be spectators of Aaron and his sons officiating first in their new office, and to see their own sacrifices offered; and they stood over against where was the symbol of the divine Presence; and the Targum of Jonathan says, they stood with a perfect heart; and no doubt but they were heartily sincere and upright in their sacrifices, as they had been in their donations toward the building the tabernacle, and providing things belonging to it; and they stood with all humility, reverence, and devotion.

Before the tabernacle where God dwelt.

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