- covenant:
- "Takeª°¹ the Levitesª instead of¹ all¹ the firstbornª among the childrenª of Israel,ª and the cattleª of the Levitesª instead of¹ their cattle;ª and the Levitesª shall be¹ mine: I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Num 3:45} + "And afterª that¹ shall the Levitesª go inª° to do the serviceª°¹ of the tabernacleª of the congregation:ª and thou shalt cleanseª° them, and offerª° them [for] an offering.ª" {Num 8:15} + "[Seemeth it but] a small thingª unto¹ you, that¹ the Godª of Israelª hath separatedª° you from the congregationª¹ of Israel,ª to bring you nearª°¹ to¹ himself to doª°¹ the serviceª of the tabernacleª of the LORD,ª and to standª° beforeª the congregationª to ministerª° unto them? ... And he hath brought thee nearª°¹ [to him], and all¹ thy brethrenª the sonsª of Leviª with¹ thee: and seekª° ye the priesthoodª also?¹" {Num 16:9-10} + "And the LORDª spakeª° unto¹ Aaron,ª Behold,¹ I¹ also have givenª° thee¹ the chargeª of mine heave offeringsª of all¹ the hallowed thingsª of the childrenª of Israel;ª unto thee have I givenª° them by reason of the anointing,ª and to thy sons,ª by an ordinanceª for ever.ª ... But¹¹ the tithesª of the childrenª of Israel,ª which¹ they offerª° [as] an heave offeringª unto the LORD,ª I have givenª° to the Levitesª to inherit:ª therefore¹¹ I have saidª° unto them, Amongª the childrenª of Israelª they shall haveª° no¹ inheritance.ª" {Num 18:8-24} + "Wherefore¹ say,ª° Behold,¹ I giveª° unto him¹ my covenantª of peace:ª ... And he shall have¹ it, and his seedª afterª him, [even] the covenantª of an everlastingª priesthood;ª becauseª¹ he was zealousª° for his God,ª and made an atonementª° for¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Num 25:12-13} + "And of Leviª he said,ª° [Let] thy Thummimª and thy Urimª [be] with thy holyª one,ª whom¹ thou didst proveª° at Massah,ª [and with] whom thou didst striveª° at¹ the watersª of Meribah;ª ... They shall teachª° Jacobª thy judgments,ª and Israelª thy law:ª they shall putª° incenseª beforeª thee, and whole burnt sacrificeª upon¹ thine altar.ª" {Deu 33:8-10} + "Then stood upª° Phinehas,ª and executed judgment:ª° and [so] the plagueª was stayed.ª° ... And that was countedª° unto him for righteousnessª unto all² generationsª for² evermore.ª¹" {Psa 106:30-31} + "And I will makeª° with them a covenantª of peace,ª and will cause the evilª beastsª to ceaseª° out of¹ the land:ª and they shall dwellª° safelyª in the wilderness,ª and sleepª° in the woods.ª°²" {Ezk 34:25} + "Moreover I will makeª° a covenantª of peaceª with them; it shall be¹ an everlastingª covenantª with¹ them: and I will placeª° them, and multiplyª° them, and will setª° my sanctuaryª in the midstª of them for evermore.ª" {Ezk 37:26}
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