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Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

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The Priest's Vital Role

Commentators like Ellicott and Gill explain that God addresses both Moses and Aaron because the laws concerning leprosy directly involved the priests. While Moses was the lawgiver, Aaron and his descendants were the designated authorities responsible for examining, diagnosing, and declaring a person clean or unclean.

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Leviticus

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Leviticus 13:1

19th Century

Bishop

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. — Since the laws of leprosy primarily concerned the priests, who were to examine t…

John Gill

John Gill

On Leviticus 13:1

17th Century

Pastor

And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron
Aaron is addressed again, though left out in the preceding law, because the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Leviticus 13:1–17

17th Century

Minister

The plague of leprosy was an uncleanness, rather than a disease. Christ is said to cleanse lepers, not to cure them. Common as the leprosy was amon…