The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
- KJV And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
- BSB And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
- ESV The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
- NKJV And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
- NASB The Lord also spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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Quick answer
Yahweh begins a new instruction to Moses and Aaron concerning bodily discharges. The renewed divine address marks the start of laws on ceremonial uncleanness from the body.
Overview
This verse introduces the laws of chapter 15, again grounding them in direct revelation from God to Moses and Aaron. The repeated formula reminds Israel that these regulations are not human invention but the word of the LORD. Addressing both Moses and the high priest underscores that holiness concerns both the people and the priesthood that mediates for them, a mediation ultimately fulfilled in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Lev 13:1Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
- Amos 3:7Surely the Lord Yahweh will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
- Heb 1:1God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
- Lev 11:1Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
- Ps 25:14The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.
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Every sacrifice, every priest, and every day of atonement points beyond itself to the one perfect offering and the great High Priest who, by his own blood, makes the unclean holy once for all.
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