Leviticus 8:5

5 And Moses said to the people, This is what the Lord has given orders 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 let all the people come together at the door of the Tent of meeting.

4 And Moses did as the Lord said, and all the people came together at the door of the Tent of meeting.

5 And Moses said to the people, This is what the Lord has given orders to be done.

6 Then Moses took Aaron and his sons; and after washing them with water,

7 He put the coat on him, making it tight with its band, and then the robe, and over it the ephod, with its band of needlework to keep it in place.