After the ordination ceremony, on the eighth day, Moses called together Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB On the eighth day, Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
- KJV And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
- BSB On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
- NKJV It came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
- NASB Now it came about on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel;
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Quick answer
On the eighth day Moses summons Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel. The ordained priesthood is ready to begin its ministry.
Overview
After the seven days of consecration, the eighth day inaugurated the priests' active service before the people. Gathering the elders made this a public commencement of the priestly ministry on Israel's behalf. The 'eighth day' often signals a new beginning in Scripture, here the dawn of Israel's ordered worship.
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Cross-references · 8
- Matt 28:1Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
- Lev 8:33You shall not go out from the door of the Tent of Meeting seven days, until the days of your consecration are fulfilled: for he shall consecrate you seven days.
- Lev 15:29On the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and bring them to the priest, to the door of the Tent of Meeting.
- Lev 14:23“On the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleansing to the priest, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, before Yahweh.
- Ezek 43:26–27Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.
- Lev 15:14“‘On the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before Yahweh to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest:
- Num 6:10On the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the door of the Tent of Meeting.
- Lev 14:10“On the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without defect, and one ewe lamb a year old without defect, and three tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
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