“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,”
Say to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites: this is what the Lord has commanded. The regulations are addressed to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites — the comprehensive address communicates that both the priests and the people are governed by the blood regulations that follow. The priestly administration of blood and the community's use of blood are both under divine command. The what the Lord has commanded formula grounds the regulations in divine authority before any specific rule is stated.
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