And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting. When they came out and blessed the people, the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting, and came out, and blessed the people: and Yahweh’s glory appeared to all the people.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
- NKJV And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people,
- NLT Then Moses and Aaron went into the Tabernacle, and when they came back out, they blessed the people again, and the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole community.
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Quick answer
Moses and Aaron enter the Tent, come out and bless the people, and Yahweh's glory appears to all. The promised manifestation of God's glory crowns the day's obedient worship.
Overview
The visible glory of God appearing to 'all the people' confirms that the sacrifices and priesthood are accepted, and that God will dwell among them. This is the climactic fulfillment of the promise in verses 4 and 6. It anticipates the dwelling of God's glory among us in Christ (John 1:14) and the future when his glory fills all things.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Lev 9:6Moses said, “This is the thing which Yahweh commanded that you should do: and Yahweh’s glory shall appear to you.”
- Num 16:19Korah assembled all the congregation opposite them to the door of the Tent of Meeting. Yahweh’s glory appeared to all the congregation.
- Luke 1:21–22The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.
- Num 16:42When the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, They looked toward the Tent of Meeting. Behold, the cloud covered it, and Yahweh’s glory appeared.
- Num 14:10But all the congregation threatened to stone them with stones. Yahweh’s glory appeared in the Tent of Meeting to all the children of Israel.
- Heb 9:24–28For Christ hasn’t entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
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