Leviticus 8:34
New International Version
What has been done today was commanded by the LORD to make atonement for you.

New Living Translation
Everything we have done today was commanded by the LORD in order to purify you, making you right with him.

English Standard Version
As has been done today, the LORD has commanded to be done to make atonement for you.

Berean Standard Bible
What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf.

King James Bible
As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.

New King James Version
As he has done this day, so the LORD has commanded to do, to make atonement for you.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD has commanded us to do as has been done this day, to make atonement on your behalf.

NASB 1995
“The LORD has commanded to do as has been done this day, to make atonement on your behalf.

NASB 1977
“The LORD has commanded to do as has been done this day, to make atonement on your behalf.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh has commanded to do as has been done this day, to make atonement on your behalf.

Amplified Bible
As has been done this day, so the LORD has commanded to do for your atonement.

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD commanded what has been done today in order to make atonement for you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD commanded what has been done today in order to make atonement for you.

American Standard Version
As hath been done this day, so Jehovah hath commanded to do, to make atonement for you.

Contemporary English Version
We have obeyed the LORD in everything that has been done today, so that your sins may be forgiven.

English Revised Version
As hath been done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make atonement for you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I did today what the LORD commanded me to make peace with the LORD for you.

Good News Translation
The LORD commanded us to do what we have done today, in order to take away your sin.

International Standard Version
What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD to make atonement for you.

Majority Standard Bible
What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf.

NET Bible
What has been done on this day the LORD has commanded to be done to make atonement for you.

New Heart English Bible
What has been done this day, so the LORD has commanded to do, to make atonement for you.

Webster's Bible Translation
As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.

World English Bible
What has been done today, so Yahweh has commanded to do, to make atonement for you.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
as he has done on this day, YHWH has commanded to do, to make atonement for you;

Young's Literal Translation
as he hath done on this day, Jehovah hath commanded to do, to make atonement for you;

Smith's Literal Translation
As he did in this day, Jehovah commanded to do, to expiate for you.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
As at this present it hath been done, that the rite of the sacrifice might be accomplished.

Catholic Public Domain Version
even as it has begun at this present time, so that the rite of the sacrifice might be accomplished.

New American Bible
What has been done today the LORD has commanded be done, to make atonement for you.

New Revised Standard Version
as has been done today, the LORD has commanded to be done to make atonement for you.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Just as I have done this day, so the LORD has commanded to do to make an atonement for you.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
As I have done this day, so LORD JEHOVAH commanded to do and to make atonement for you.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
As hath been done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make atonement for you.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
as he did in this day on which the Lord commanded me to do so, to make an atonement for you.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Ram of Ordination
33You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you. 34What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf. 35You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”…

Cross References
Exodus 29:35-37
This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them. / Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it. / For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.

Hebrews 7:27
Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.

Hebrews 10:10-12
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. / Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

Exodus 40:12-15
Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water. / And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he may serve Me as a priest. / Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics. ...

Numbers 3:3
These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.

Hebrews 5:1-4
Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. / He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness. / That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people. ...

Hebrews 9:11-14
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. / He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, ...

Exodus 28:41
After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.

Numbers 8:5-22
Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, / “Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean. / This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves. ...

Hebrews 9:22-24
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. / So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. / For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Exodus 29:1-9
“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish, / along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour, / put them in a basket, and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams. ...

Hebrews 8:3-6
And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer. / Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law. / The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” ...

1 Peter 1:2
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

Numbers 18:1-7
So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood. / But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony. / And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die. ...


Treasury of Scripture

As he has done this day, so the LORD has commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.

Hebrews 7:16,27
Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life…

Hebrews 10:11,12
And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: …

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Leviticus 8
1. Moses consecrates Aaron and his sons
14. Their sin offering
18. Their burnt offering
22. The ram of consecration
31. The place and time of their consecration














What has been done today
This phrase refers to the specific rituals and ceremonies that were performed during the consecration of Aaron and his sons as priests. The Hebrew root for "done" is עָשָׂה (asah), which means to do, make, or accomplish. This emphasizes the completion and fulfillment of God's commands. The phrase underscores the importance of obedience to God's instructions, as these actions were not arbitrary but divinely ordained. Historically, this consecration was a pivotal moment for the Israelites, establishing the priesthood and setting a precedent for worship and atonement practices.

was commanded by the LORD
The authority behind the actions is explicitly stated as coming from the LORD, using the Hebrew name יְהוָה (YHWH), which is the covenant name of God. This highlights the divine origin and authority of the instructions given to Moses. In the conservative Christian perspective, this underscores the belief in the inerrancy and divine inspiration of Scripture. The phrase reminds believers of the importance of adhering to God's commands as they are expressions of His will and purpose.

in order to make atonement
Atonement is a central theme in Leviticus, and the Hebrew word כִּפֶּר (kaphar) means to cover, purge, or make reconciliation. The rituals performed were not merely symbolic but were intended to cover the sins of the people, allowing them to be reconciled with God. This foreshadows the ultimate atonement made by Jesus Christ, as understood in the New Testament, where His sacrifice is seen as the fulfillment of the atonement rituals of the Old Testament.

on your behalf
This phrase indicates that the actions taken were not for the benefit of God but for the people. The priesthood and the sacrificial system were established to mediate between God and the Israelites. In a broader theological context, this points to the role of Jesus as the ultimate High Priest who intercedes on behalf of humanity. The phrase emphasizes the grace and mercy of God, who provides a means for His people to be in right relationship with Him.

(34) As he hath done this day, so . . . --Better, As hath been done this day, so . . . That is, the rites of consecration which have been performed upon you to-day, or the first day, the Lord hath commanded to be repeated every day for seven days.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
What
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

has been done
עָשָׂ֖ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

today
בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

has been commanded
צִוָּ֧ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

by the LORD
יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

in order to make atonement
לְכַפֵּ֥ר (lə·ḵap·pêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel

on your behalf.
עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ (‘ă·lê·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


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