And (A)you and your sons with you shall guard your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and (B)that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift,[a] and (C)any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

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  1. Numbers 18:7 Hebrew service of gift

But only you and your sons may serve as priests in connection with everything at the altar and inside the curtain.(A) I am giving you the service of the priesthood as a gift.(B) Anyone else who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.(C)

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10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and (A)they shall guard their priesthood. But if (B)any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.”

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10 Appoint Aaron(A) and his sons to serve as priests;(B) anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”(C)

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Behind (A)the second curtain was a second section[a] called the Most Holy Place, having the golden (B)altar of incense and (C)the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was (D)a golden urn holding the manna, and (E)Aaron's staff that budded, and (F)the tablets of the covenant. Above it were (G)the cherubim of glory overshadowing (H)the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.

These preparations having thus been made, (I)the priests go regularly into the first section, performing their ritual duties,

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  1. Hebrews 9:3 Greek tent; also verses 6, 8

Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,(A) which had the golden altar of incense(B) and the gold-covered ark of the covenant.(C) This ark contained the gold jar of manna,(D) Aaron’s staff that had budded,(E) and the stone tablets of the covenant.(F) Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory,(G) overshadowing the atonement cover.(H) But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly(I) into the outer room to carry on their ministry.

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And (A)no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, (B)just as Aaron was.

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And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.(A)

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To me, (A)though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, (B)to preach to the Gentiles the (C)unsearchable (D)riches of Christ,

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Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,(A) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles(B) the boundless riches of Christ,(C)

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15 But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, (A)because of the grace given me by God 16 to be (B)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles (C)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that (D)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me(A) 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles.(B) He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God,(C) so that the Gentiles might become an offering(D) acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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27 John answered, (A)“A person cannot receive even one thing (B)unless it is given him (C)from heaven.

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27 To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.

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28 (A)Did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, (B)to wear an ephod before me? (C)I gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel.

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28 I chose(A) your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense,(B) and to wear an ephod(C) in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings(D) presented by the Israelites.

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20 And the Lord said to Aaron, “You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any portion among them. (A)I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel.

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20 The Lord said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any share among them;(A) I am your share and your inheritance(B) among the Israelites.

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They shall join you and keep guard over the tent of meeting for all the service of the tent, (A)and no outsider shall come near you. And you shall (B)keep guard over the sanctuary and over the altar, (C)that there may never again be wrath on the people of Israel.

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They are to join you and be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting—all the work at the tent—and no one else may come near where you are.(A)

“You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar,(B) so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again.

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40 to be a reminder to the people of Israel, so (A)that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the Lord, lest he become like Korah and his company—as the Lord said to him through Moses.

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40 as the Lord directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense(A) before the Lord,(B) or he would become like Korah and his followers.(C)

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and he said to Korah and all his company, “In the morning the Lord will show (A)who is his,[a] and who is (B)holy, and will bring him near to him. The one (C)whom he chooses he will (D)bring near to him. Do this: take (E)censers, Korah and all his company; put fire in them and put incense on them before the Lord tomorrow, and the man whom the Lord chooses shall be the holy one. (F)You have gone too far, sons of Levi!”

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  1. Numbers 16:5 Septuagint The Lord knows those who are his

Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy,(A) and he will have that person come near him.(B) The man he chooses(C) he will cause to come near him. You, Korah, and all your followers(D) are to do this: Take censers(E) and tomorrow put burning coals(F) and incense(G) in them before the Lord. The man the Lord chooses(H) will be the one who is holy.(I) You Levites have gone too far!”

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38 Those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, (A)guarding the sanctuary itself, to protect[a] the people of Israel. And any outsider who came near was to be put to death.

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  1. Numbers 3:38 Hebrew guard

38 Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east(A) of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting.(B) They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary(C) on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.(D)

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