Leviticus Chapter 17 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Leviticus 17:2

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,
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BBE Leviticus 17:2

Say to Aaron and to his sons and to all the children of Israel: This is the order which the Lord has given.
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DARBY Leviticus 17:2

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,
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KJV Leviticus 17:2

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,
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WBT Leviticus 17:2

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,
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WEB Leviticus 17:2

"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,
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YLT Leviticus 17:2

`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,
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) And unto all the children of Israel.--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 (Leviticus 5:14, Leviticus 6:12, Leviticus 8:1, (Leviticus 14:1); (2) to Moses, with the command to speak to Aaron (Leviticus 16:1); (3) to Moses, with the command to speak to Aaron and his sons (Leviticus 6:1; Leviticus 6:17); (4) to Moses, with a command to speak to the children of Israel (Leviticus 1:1; Leviticus 4:1; Leviticus 7:28; Leviticus 12:1); (5) to Moses and Aaron conjointly, without being ordered to speak to the children of Israel (Leviticus 13:1; Leviticus 14:33); (6) to Moses and Aaron conjointly, who are ordered to speak to the children of Israel (Leviticus 11:1; Leviticus 15:1); and (7) Aaron alone is addressed (Leviticus 10:8). 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--i.e., 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., Leviticus 21:24; Leviticus 22:18. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Speakדַּבֵּ֨ר (dab·bêr)Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subduetoאֶֽל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toAaron,אַהֲרֹ֜ן (’a·hă·rōn)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moseshis sons,בָּנָ֗יו (bā·nāw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1121: A sonand allכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1121: A sonand tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saythemאֲלֵיהֶ֑ם (’ă·lê·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothisזֶ֣ה (zeh)Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thatis whatאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatthe LORDיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelhas commanded:צִוָּ֥ה (ṣiw·wāh)Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, orderJump to PreviousAaron Children Commanded Israel Israelites Order Speak