Leviticus 8:5

5 he said to them, "What I am now about to do is what the Lord has commanded."

Leviticus 8:5 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 8:5

And Moses said unto the congregation
Having convened them, he opened to them the reason of their being called together, which was not done of himself, but by divine direction: this [is] the thing which the Lord commanded to be done;
namely, what follows, concerning the consecration of Aaron and his sons to be priests, and the investiture of them with that office, attended with various rites and ceremonies to be performed, of which they were to be witnesses.

Leviticus 8:5 In-Context

3 Then call the whole community together there."

4 Moses did as the Lord had commanded, and when the community had assembled,

5 he said to them, "What I am now about to do is what the Lord has commanded."

6 Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and had them take a ritual bath.

7 He put the shirt and the robe on Aaron and the sash around his waist. He put the ephod on him and fastened it by putting its finely woven belt around his waist.