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This is what the LORD has commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the people of Israel and say to them, This is the thing that the LORD has commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This <i>is</i> the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This <i>is</i> the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is what the LORD has commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel and say to them, &#8216This is what the LORD has commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is what the LORD has commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh has commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is what the LORD has commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: This is what the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: This is what the LORD has commanded: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />to tell Aaron, his sons, and everyone else in Israel: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Tell Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites that this is what the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />to give Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel the following regulations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelis and tell them that this is what the LORD has commanded: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites, and tell them: 'This is the word that the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: 'This is the thing which the LORD has commanded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the sons of Israel; and you have said to them: This [is] the thing which YHWH has commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the sons of Israel; and thou hast said unto them, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them, This the word which Jehovah commanded, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, saying to them: This is the word, which the Lord hath commanded, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the sons of Israel, saying to them: This is the word, which the Lord has commanded, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron and his sons, as well as to all the Israelites, and tell them: This is what the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the people of Israel and say to them: This is what the LORD has commanded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Speak with Ahron and with his sons and with all of the children of Israel and say to them: “This is the word that LORD JEHOVAH commanded saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, This is the word which the Lord has commanded, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/17-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=4566" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/17.htm">The Place of Sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then the LORD said to Moses, <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">“Speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">Aaron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">his sons,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">has commanded:</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-22.htm">Exodus 20:22-23</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven. / You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-7</a></span><br />Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. / There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-13.htm">Deuteronomy 12:13-14</a></span><br />Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see; / you must offer them only in the place the LORD will choose in one of your tribal territories, and there you shall do all that I command you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-15.htm">Numbers 15:15-16</a></span><br />The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD. / The same law and the same ordinance will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-21.htm">Deuteronomy 12:21-22</a></span><br />If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want. / Indeed, you may eat it as you would eat a gazelle or deer; both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-27.htm">Deuteronomy 12:27</a></span><br />Present the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29-30</a></span><br />May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. / Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">2 Chronicles 7:12</a></span><br />the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-8.htm">Psalm 50:8-15</a></span><br />I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me. / I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens, / for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-22.htm">Jeremiah 7:22-23</a></span><br />For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, / but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40-41</a></span><br />For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices. / When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a></span><br />For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-18</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them; This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/16-21.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Speak</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/21-1.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-23.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-5.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-19.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Speak</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/17-1.htm">The blood of slain beasts must be offered to the Lord at the tabernacle door</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">They must not offer to idols</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">All eating of blood is forbidden</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">and of all that dies by itself, or is torn</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites</b><br>This directive emphasizes the importance of communication within the community of Israel. Aaron, as the high priest, and his sons, who serve as priests, are central figures in the religious life of Israel. The inclusion of "all the Israelites" indicates that the message is not just for the priestly class but for the entire nation. This reflects the communal nature of the covenant relationship with God, where both leaders and laypeople are accountable. The role of Aaron and his sons is crucial, as they are mediators between God and the people, a role that foreshadows the mediating work of Jesus Christ as our High Priest (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>).<p><b>and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:</b><br>The phrase underscores the divine authority behind the instructions. The LORD's commands are not mere suggestions but are binding and authoritative. This reflects the covenantal relationship where God, as the sovereign, sets the terms. The use of "commanded" highlights the seriousness and non-negotiable nature of the instructions. This is consistent with the broader biblical theme of obedience to God's word, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-9</a>, where the Israelites are instructed to diligently follow God's commands. The emphasis on divine command also points to the prophetic tradition, where prophets often begin their messages with "Thus says the LORD," indicating that they speak with God's authority.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. He plays a central role in the priestly functions and the religious life of the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron's_sons.htm">Aaron's Sons</a></b><br>The descendants of Aaron who were appointed as priests to serve in the tabernacle, assisting in the sacrificial system and maintaining the holiness of the worship practices.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and were given the Law to guide their covenant relationship with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who delivered the Israelites from Egypt and established a covenant with them at Mount Sinai.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_command.htm">The Command</a></b><br>The specific instructions given by God to Moses to relay to Aaron, his sons, and the Israelites, emphasizing the importance of obedience to God's laws.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The passage underscores the importance of adhering to God's instructions. Just as Aaron and his sons were to follow God's commands, believers today are called to live in obedience to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_leadership_in_spiritual_life.htm">Role of Leadership in Spiritual Life</a></b><br>Aaron and his sons were leaders in worship and spiritual matters. This highlights the responsibility of spiritual leaders today to guide their communities in faithfulness to God's teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The command was given to all the Israelites, indicating that the community as a whole was responsible for maintaining the covenant relationship with God. Believers are encouraged to hold one another accountable in their walk with Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_worship.htm">Holiness and Worship</a></b><br>The instructions in Leviticus emphasize the holiness required in worship. Christians are called to approach God with reverence and purity, recognizing the sacredness of worship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_mosaic_covenant.htm">What defines the Mosaic Covenant in religious context?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_preserved_staff_for_israelites.htm">Why does no archaeological record exist of a preserved staff that supposedly remained as a sign for the Israelites? (Numbers 17:10)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reliable_is_the_urim_and_thummim_claim.htm">Exodus 28:30: How reliable is the claim about the Urim and Thummim, given the lack of concrete archeological evidence or consistent references elsewhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_jehovah-nissi_mean.htm">What does Jehovah-Nissi mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">And unto all the children of Israel.</span>--To understand the import of this phrase, and its bearing upon the injunction in question, it is necessary to notice that the words "and unto all the children of Israel" are here used for the first time. Hitherto the Divine communications were made to (1) Moses alone, without his being ordered to speak to any one else (<a href="/leviticus/5-14.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,">Leviticus 5:14</a>, <a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm" title="And the fire on the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.">Leviticus 6:12</a>, <a href="/leviticus/8-1.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,">Leviticus 8:1</a>, (<a href="/leviticus/14-1.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,">Leviticus 14:1</a>); (2) to Moses, with the command to speak to Aaron (<a href="/leviticus/16-1.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;">Leviticus 16:1</a>); (3) to Moses, with the command to speak to Aaron and his sons (<a href="/leviticus/6-1.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,">Leviticus 6:1</a>; <a href="/leviticus/6-17.htm" title="It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it to them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.">Leviticus 6:17</a>); (4) to Moses, with a command to speak to the children of Israel (<a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm" title="And the LORD called to Moses, and spoke to him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,">Leviticus 1:1</a>; <a href="/leviticus/4-1.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,">Leviticus 4:1</a>; <a href="/leviticus/7-28.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,">Leviticus 7:28</a>; <a href="/leviticus/12-1.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,">Leviticus 12:1</a>); (5) to Moses and Aaron conjointly, without being ordered to speak to the children of Israel (<a href="/leviticus/13-1.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,">Leviticus 13:1</a>; <a href="/leviticus/14-33.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,">Leviticus 14:33</a>); (6) to Moses and Aaron conjointly, who <span class= "bld">are </span>ordered to speak to the children of Israel (<a href="/leviticus/11-1.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,">Leviticus 11:1</a>; <a href="/leviticus/15-1.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,">Leviticus 15:1</a>); and (7) Aaron alone is addressed (<a href="/leviticus/10-8.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Aaron, saying,">Leviticus 10:8</a>). In the chapter before us, however, the communication is made to Moses alone, and he is commanded not only to impart its contents to Aaron and his sons--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the priesthood--but "unto all the children of Israel," or their representatives, at the same time. The pontiff and the priests are thus put on a level with the ordinary Israelite or the laity, as far as this regulation is concerned. There are only two other occasions on which this phrase is used again, viz., <a href="/leviticus/21-24.htm" title="And Moses told it to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.">Leviticus 21:24</a>; <a href="/leviticus/22-18.htm" title="Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, Whatever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer to the LORD for a burnt offering;">Leviticus 22:18</a>. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/17-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Speak</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּבֵּ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(dab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Aaron,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֜ן</span> <span class="translit">(’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his sons,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and tell</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָמַרְתָּ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·mar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is what</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has commanded:</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/17-2.htm">Leviticus 17:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/17-2.htm">Leviticus 17:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/17-2.htm">Leviticus 17:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/17-2.htm">Leviticus 17:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/17-2.htm">Leviticus 17:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/17-2.htm">Leviticus 17:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/17-2.htm">Leviticus 17:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/17-2.htm">Leviticus 17:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/17-2.htm">Leviticus 17:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/17-2.htm">Leviticus 17:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/17-2.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 17:2 Speak to Aaron and to his sons (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/17-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 17:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 17:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/17-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 17:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 17:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>