“You [Moses] must command Bnei Yisrael to bring you clear illuminating oil …” (Shemos 27:20)
The Ramban explains: The reason it says “to bring you” is because they would bring the oil to Moshe Rabbeinu and he would see if it was pure and pressed properly.
But that leads to another question: Was there no one else in Bnei Yisrael who was an expert on olive oil except for Moshe Rabbeinu?
Furthermore it says [Separate] your brother Aharon and his sons from among Bnei Yisrael [and] bring them close to you so that Aaron and his sons … can become priests to Me. (Shemos 28:1)“Bring your brother Aharon together with his sons to you to be Kohanim for Me.” Why does it say “to you” there?
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