Leviticus 17:2

2 Say to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the Israelites: This is what the LORD has commanded:

Leviticus 17:2 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 17:2

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.

Leviticus 17:2 In-Context

1 The LORD said to Moses,

2 Say to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the Israelites: This is what the LORD has commanded:

3 Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, sheep, or goat inside or outside the camp

4 but does not bring it to the meeting tent's entrance to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the LORD's dwelling will be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have spilled blood. They will be cut off from their people.

5 This will make the Israelites bring the communal sacrifices, which they are sacrificing in the countryside, to the LORD, to the priest at the meeting tent's entrance, and sacrifice them as communal sacrifices of well-being to the LORD.