the priests: Exodus 28:41, Exodus 40:13, Exodus 40:15; Leviticus 8:2, Leviticus 8:12, Leviticus 8:30
whom he consecrated: Heb. whose hand he filled, Exodus 29:1-37; Lev. 8:1-9:24; Hebrews 7:28
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Numbers 3:3
Numbers 3:3
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