Leviticus 17:2
New International Version
“Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: ‘This is what the LORD has commanded:

New Living Translation
“Give the following instructions to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel. This is what the LORD has commanded.

English Standard Version
“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.

Berean Standard Bible
“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:

King James Bible
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,

New King James Version
“Speak to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying:

New American Standard Bible
“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,

NASB 1995
“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,

NASB 1977
“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,

Legacy Standard Bible
“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,

Amplified Bible
“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is what the LORD has commanded, saying,

Christian Standard Bible
“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: This is what the LORD has commanded:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: This is what the LORD has commanded:

American Standard Version
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,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“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,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
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,

Contemporary English Version
to tell Aaron, his sons, and everyone else in Israel:

Douay-Rheims Bible
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:

English Revised Version
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,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Tell Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites that this is what the LORD has commanded:

Good News Translation
to give Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel the following regulations.

International Standard Version
"Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelis and tell them that this is what the LORD has commanded:

JPS Tanakh 1917
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:

Literal Standard Version
“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,

Majority Standard Bible
“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:

New American Bible
Speak to Aaron and his sons, as well as to all the Israelites, and tell them: This is what the LORD has commanded:

NET Bible
"Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites, and tell them: 'This is the word that the LORD has commanded:

New Revised Standard Version
Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the people of Israel and say to them: This is what the LORD has commanded.

New Heart English Bible
"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,

Webster's Bible Translation
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,

World English Bible
“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:

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Additional Translations ...














(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
“Speak
דַּבֵּ֨ר (dab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to
אֶֽל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Aaron,
אַהֲרֹ֜ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

his sons,
בָּנָ֗יו (bā·nāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

and all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the Israelites
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

and tell
וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

them
אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

this
זֶ֣ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

is what
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

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

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


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