Lev 17:2 | CPDV | STEP | Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the sons of Israel, saying to them: This is the word, which the Lord has commanded, saying:

Leviticus 17:2

2 Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the sons of Israel, saying to them: This is the word, which the Lord has commanded, saying: ^{▼▼17:2So, the reason that quotation marks are not used for the ‘speak to’ sections of Leviticus is seen in verses 17:1-2. There would be quotes within quotes within quotes; this would be too confusing. The quotations are not needed because the context makes it clear who is speaking to whom.(Conte)}