²⁶ and strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son; for Aaron shall be gathered to his people and die there.”

²⁴ “Aaron shall ^[a]be ^(A)gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against My word at the water of Meribah.

²³ Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. ²⁴ But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood.

Need for a New Priesthood^(A)

^11 (B)Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron?

²⁹ “And the ^(A)holy garments of Aaron ^(B)shall be his sons’ after him, ^(C)to be anointed in them and to be consecrated in them. ^30 (D)That son who becomes priest in his place shall put them on for ^(E)seven days, when he enters the tabernacle of meeting to minister in the ^[a]holy place.