Ibn Ezra on Tetzaveh 28:1

English: AND BRING THOU. Scripture says, And bring thou near unto thee [ Aharon thy brother, and his sons…that they may minister unto me ] because at first Moshe was the high priest. 1 I.E. assumes that only a high priest could appoint Aharon and his sons as priests. I have already hinted 2 See I.E. on Ex. 6:23 and the notes thereto. at why Aharon 3 Not Moshe. was chosen to be sanctified to the Lord so that the priests 4 Aharon and his descendants. would make atonement for Israel. Aharon was chosen because of the importance of Nahshon’s family. 5 Aharon was chosen because he married a woman belonging to the respected family of Nahshon. Aharon’s wife was Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nah