2 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,
2 "Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: 'This is what the Lord has commanded:
2 "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.
2 "Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites. Tell them, This is what God commands:
2 "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:
2 "Give the following instructions to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel. This is what the Lord has commanded.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 17:2
Commentary on Leviticus 17:1-9
(Read Leviticus 17:1-9)
All the cattle killed by the Israelites, while in the wilderness, were to be presented before the door of the tabernacle, and the flesh to be returned to the offerer, to be eaten as a peace-offering, according to the law. When they entered Canaan, this only continued in respect of sacrifices. The spiritual sacrifices we are now to offer, are not confined to any one place. We have now no temple or altar that sanctifies the gift; nor does the gospel unity rest only in one place, but in one heart, and the unity of the Spirit. Christ is our Altar, and the true Tabernacle; in him God dwells among men. It is in him that our sacrifices are acceptable to God, and in him only. To set up other mediators, or other altars, or other expiatory sacrifices, is, in effect, to set up other gods. And though God will graciously accept our family offerings, we must not therefore neglect attending at the tabernacle.