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Leviticus 17:2

"Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Blood;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Life;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ox;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Leviticus;   Pentateuch;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament;   Congregation, Assembly;   Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Hexateuch;   Holiness;   Law;   Leviticus;   Priests and Levites;   Sacrifice and Offering;   Sanctification, Sanctify;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ox;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Altar;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Leviticus;   Maccabees, Books of;   Sanctuary;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sacrifice;   Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"Speak to Aharon, and to his sons, and to all the children of Yisra'el, and say to them: 'This is the thing which the LORD has commanded,
King James 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,
Lexham English Bible
"Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites, and you shall say to them, ‘This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying,
New Century Version
"Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the people of Israel. Tell them: ‘This is what the Lord has commanded.
New English Translation
"Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites, and tell them: ‘This is the word that the Lord has commanded:
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,
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,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Speake vnto Aaron, and to his sonnes, and to all the children of Israel, & say vnto them, This is the thing which the Lorde hath 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,
Contemporary English Version
to tell Aaron, his sons, and everyone else in Israel:
Complete Jewish Bible
"Speak to Aharon and his sons and to all the people of Isra'el. Tell them that this is what Adonai has ordered:
Darby Translation
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,
Easy-to-Read Version
"Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the Israelites. Tell them 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.
George Lamsa 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 has commanded, saying,
Good News Translation
to give Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel the following regulations.
Christian Standard Bible®
“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: This is what the Lord has commanded:
Literal Translation
Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the sons of Israel. And you shall say to them, This is the thing which Jehovah has commanded, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Speake vnto Aaron & his sonnes, & to all ye childre of Israel, & saye vnto them: This is it that ye LORDE hath commaunded:
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,
Bible in Basic English
Say to Aaron and to his sons and to all the children of Israel: This is the order which the Lord has given.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Speake vnto Aaron and vnto his sonnes, and vnto all the chyldren of Israel, and say vnto them: This is the thing whiche the Lorde hath charged, saying:
JPS Old Testament (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:
King James Version (1611)
Speake vnto Aaron and vnto his sonnes, and vnto all the children of Israel, and say vnto them; This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, saying;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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,
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,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and to hise sones, and to alle the sones of Israel, and seie thou to hem, This is the word which the Lord comaundide,
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,
Update Bible Version
Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them: This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded, saying,
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 tell them: This is the thing which Yahweh has 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 Living Translation
"Give the following instructions to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel. This is what the Lord has commanded.
New Life Bible
"Say to Aaron and his sons and to all the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord has told us to do.
New Revised Standard
Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the people of Israel and say to them: This is what the Lord has commanded.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons and unto all the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, - This, is the thing which Yahweh hath commanded, saying:
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:
Revised Standard Version
"Say to Aaron and his sons, and to all the people of Israel, This is the thing which the LORD has commanded.
New American Standard Bible (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,

Contextual Overview

1Then the LORD said to Moses, 2"Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:3'Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it 4instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle-that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from his people. 5For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace to the LORD. 6The priest will then sprinkle the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. 7They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.' 8Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice 9but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:13 - General 1 Chronicles 23:13 - sanctify

Cross-References

Genesis 9:9
"Behold, I now establish My covenant with you and your descendants after you,
Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 13:16
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land-from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates-
Genesis 17:4
"As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.
Genesis 17:6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
Genesis 17:8
And to you and your descendants I will give the land of your sojourn-all the land of Canaan-as an eternal possession; and I will be their God."
Genesis 17:11
You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
Genesis 17:17
Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, "Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?"
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said to God, "O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons,.... Who were now constituted priests, the business of whose office it was to offer the sacrifices of the people, ordinary and extraordinary:

and to all the children of Israel; who were all under obligation to sacrifices at certain times; under whom may be comprehended the Levites, who were not priests, and the strangers that sojourned in Israel, for these are concerned in the following law:

and say unto them; which is spoken to Moses, who was to say what follows to Aaron, and by him to his sons, and by his sons to the people of Israel, and by them to the strangers:

this [is] the thing which the Lord hath commanded; ordered to be observed as his will and pleasure by everyone of them:

saying; namely, what follows.


 
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