King James Version
Leviticus 8:5 in the King James Version says “And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done.” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done.”
Leviticus 8:5 · KJV
And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done.
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto the congregation”
H5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
“This is the thing”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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