21:24 So 1 Moses spoke these things 2 to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites.
23:44 So Moses spoke to the Israelites about the appointed times of the Lord. 6
27:34 These are the commandments which the Lord commanded Moses to tell the Israelites 7 at Mount Sinai.
1 tn Heb “And.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) introduces a concluding statement for all the preceding material.
2 tn The words “these things” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Contextually, “They” could refer either to the people (v. 14a; cf. NRSV “No one”) or the priests (v. 14b; cf. NIV “The priests”), but the latter seems more likely (see J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 356, and B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 150). The priests were responsible to see that the portions of the offerings that were to be consumed by the priests as prebends did not become accessible to the people. Mistakes in this matter (cf. v. 14) would bring “guilt” on the people, requiring punishment (v. 16).
4 tn The Hebrew verb הֵרִים (herim, rendered “contribute” here) is commonly used for setting aside portions of an offering (see, e.g., Lev 4:8-10 and R. E. Averbeck, NIDOTTE 4:335-36).
5 tn Heb “the holy offerings of the sons of Israel which they contribute to the
6 sn E. S. Gerstenberger (Leviticus [OTL], 352) takes v. 44 to be an introduction to another set of festival regulations, perhaps something like those found in Exod 23:14-17. For others this verse reemphasizes the Mosaic authority of the preceding festival regulations (e.g., J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 390).
7 tn Most of the commentaries and English versions translate, “which the