15 and you shall anoint them just as you have anointed their father, so that they may serve as priests to Me; and their anointing will [a]qualify them for a (A)permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”

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  1. Exodus 40:15 Lit be for them

10 So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that (A)they may [a]keep their priesthood, but (B)the [b]layman who comes near shall be put to death.”

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  1. Numbers 3:10 Or perform
  2. Numbers 3:10 Lit stranger

But you and your sons with you shall (A)attend to your priesthood for everything that concerns the altar and inside the veil, and you are to perform service. I am giving you the priesthood as (B)a [a]service that is a gift, and (C)the [b]unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death.”

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  1. Numbers 18:7 Lit service of a gift
  2. Numbers 18:7 Lit stranger

13 and it shall be for him and for his [a]descendants after him, a covenant of a (A)permanent priesthood, because he was [b]jealous for his God and (B)made atonement for the sons of Israel.’”

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  1. Numbers 25:13 Lit seed
  2. Numbers 25:13 Or possibly zealous; i.e., impassioned

(A)For the Lord your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes, to (B)stand to serve in the name of the Lord always.

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