Leviticus 8:35 “You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night f…”

Leviticus 8:35

You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.

World English Bible

You shall stay at the door of the Tent of Meeting day and night seven days, and keep the LORD’s command, that you don’t die: for so I am commanded.”

American Standard Version

And at the door of the tent of meeting shall ye abide day and night seven days, and keep the charge of Jehovah, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore shall yee abide at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation day and night, seuen dayes, and shall keepe the watch of the Lord, that ye dye not: for so I am commanded.

Darby Translation

And ye shall abide at the entrance of the tent of meeting day and night seven days, and keep the charge of Jehovah, that ye die not; for so I am commanded.

Young's Literal Translation

and at the opening of the tent of meeting ye abide, by day and by night seven days, and ye have kept the charge of Jehovah, and die not, for so I have been commanded.'

Bible in Basic English

And you are to keep watch for the Lord at the door of the Tent of meeting day and night for seven days, so that death may not come to you: for so he has given me orders.

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Cross references

“the tabernacle”

Leviticus 14:8 Exodus 29:35 Numbers 19:12 Ezekiel 43:25 2 Corinthians 7:1 Hebrews 7:28

Leviticus 14:8 · BSB

The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.

Exodus 29:35 · BSB

This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.

Numbers 19:12 · BSB

He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean.

Ezekiel 43:25 · BSB

For seven days you are to provide a male goat daily for a sin offering; you are also to provide a young bull and a ram from the flock, both unblemished.

2 Corinthians 7:1 · BSB

Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Hebrews 7:28 · BSB

For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

“keep”

Numbers 3:7 Numbers 9:19 Deuteronomy 11:1 1 Kings 2:3 Leviticus 8:30 Leviticus 10:1

Numbers 3:7 · BSB

They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.

Numbers 9:19 · BSB

Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge and did not set out.

Deuteronomy 11:1 · BSB

You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.

1 Kings 2:3 · BSB

And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,

Leviticus 8:30 · BSB

Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well a…

Leviticus 10:1 · BSB

Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.

Also

Ezekiel 48:11

Ezekiel 48:11 · BSB

It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

34What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf.

36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.

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