Leviticus 8:5

5 And Moses said unto the congregation, This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.

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 and gather all the congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony.

4 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him, and the congregation was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the testimony.

5 And Moses said unto the congregation, This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.

6 Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

7 And he put upon him the coat and girded him with the girdle and then clothed him with the robe and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the special girdle of the ephod and bound it unto him therewith.