KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Leviticus 8:35 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Therefore shall ye abide” | תֵּֽשְׁב֨וּ | Properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry | Therefore abide |
| “at” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “the door” | וּפֶתַח֩ | An opening (literally), i.e., door (gate) or entrance way | door |
| “of the tabernacle” | אֹ֨הֶל | A tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) | tabernacle |
| “of the congregation” | מוֹעֵ֜ד | Properly, an appointment, i.e., a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand) | congregation |
| “day” | יוֹמָ֤ם | Daily | day |
| “and night” | וָלַ֙יְלָה֙ | Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity | night |
| “seven” | שִׁבְעַ֣ת | Seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number | seven |
| “days,” | יָמִ֔ים | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | days |
| “and keep” | וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם | Properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc | keep |
| “the charge” | מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת | Watch, i.e., the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e., (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party | charge |
| “of the Lord,” | יְהוָ֖ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “that ye die” | תָמ֑וּתוּ | To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill | die |
| “not:” | וְלֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “for” | כִּי | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | for |
| “so” | כֵ֖ן | Properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles) | so |
| “I am commanded.” | צֻוֵּֽיתִי׃ | (intensively) to constitute, enjoin | am commanded |
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33 And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.
34 As he hath done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.
35 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.
36 So Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
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