Leviticus 17:2
in Leviticus 17“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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,
KJV
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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This verse in Leviticus 17
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Then the LORD said to Moses
on Leviticus 17:1-2
Chapter 16 was spoken to Moses for Aaron alone, and this one to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites. The holiness code that runs from here to chapter 26 opens by widening its audience to the whole nation.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons,....
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| דַּבֵּ֨ר | daber | speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֶֽל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֜ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בָּנָ֗יו | banav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וְאֶל֙ | veel | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ | veamarta | and you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם | ʾaleihem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| זֶ֣ה | zeh | this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| הַדָּבָ֔ר | hadavar | [is] the thing | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he has commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
דַּבֵּ֨רspeak
daberH1696 →1141 times
אֶֽל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אַהֲרֹ֜ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
בָּנָ֗יוsons his
banavH1121 →4930 times
וְאֶל֙and to
veelH413 →5510 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וְאָמַרְתָּ֖and you will say
veamartaH559 →5305 times
אֲלֵיהֶ֑םto them
ʾaleihemH413 →5510 times
זֶ֣הthis
zehH2088 →1180 times
הַדָּבָ֔ר[is] the thing
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe has commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.