So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
Parallel translations
- WEB Aaron and his sons did all the things which Yahweh commanded by Moses.
- BSB So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.
- NKJV So Aaron and his sons did all the things that the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.
- NASB Aaron and his sons did all the things which the Lord had commanded through Moses.
- NLT So Aaron and his sons did everything the Lord had commanded through Moses.
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Quick answer
Aaron and his sons do everything the LORD commanded through Moses. The chapter closes with complete obedience.
Overview
The priests faithfully carried out all the LORD's instructions, fulfilling the ordination exactly. This concluding note of obedience caps a chapter marked by repeated faithfulness to God's word. It models the obedience that pleases God and sets the stage for the priesthood to begin its service.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Deut 12:32What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
- Deut 4:2Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
- Exod 39:43And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.
- 1 Sam 15:22And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
- Exod 40:16Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
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Every sacrifice, every priest, and every day of atonement points beyond itself to the one perfect offering and the great High Priest who, by his own blood, makes the unclean holy once for all.
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