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Leviticus 9:23 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 9 · verse 23
And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.Leviticus 9:23 · King James Version
Leviticus 9:23 in context
21And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
22And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
23And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.
24And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- congregationmôwʻêdproperly, an appointmentH4150 →
- tabernacleʼôhela tentH168 →
- appearedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- blessedbârakto kneelH1288 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
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We are not told what Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle to do, Lev 9:23. Some of the Jewish writers say, "They went in to pray for the appearance of the divine glory;" most probably they went in that Moses might instruct Aaron how to do the service that was to be done there - burn incense, light the lamps, set…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 23-24