The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 17:6

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The priest, that is, the Levitical priest, is henceforth to sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord ??and burn the fat for a sweet savour, which were the two parts of the sacrifice which were essentially priestly in their character.

The old priestly function of the head of the family is disallowed.

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