"Now the crownwill becomea reminderin the templeof the LORDto Helem,Tobijah,Jedaiahand Henthe sonof Zephaniah.
Then the captainof the guardtookSeraiahthe chiefpriestand Zephaniahthe secondpriest,with the threeofficersof the temple.
Now thisdaywill be a memorialto you, and you shall celebrateit [as] a feastto the LORD;throughout your generationsyou are to celebrateit [as] a permanentordinance.
"You shall putthe twostoneson the shoulderpieces of the ephod,[as] stonesof memorialfor the sonsof Israel,and Aaronshall beartheir namesbeforethe LORDon his twoshouldersfor a memorial.
"Aaronshall carrythe namesof the sonsof Israelin the breastpieceof judgmentoverhis heartwhen he entersthe holyplace, for a memorialbeforethe LORDcontinually.
"Take[an offering] from the exiles,from Heldai,Tobijahand Jedaiah;and you gothe samedayand enterthe houseof Josiahthe sonof Zephaniah,wherethey have arrivedfrom Babylon.
"Takesilverand gold,makean [ornate] crownand set[it] on the headof Joshuathe sonof Jehozadak,the highpriest.
as a reminderto the sonsof Israelthat nolaymanwhois not of the descendantsof Aaronshould comenearto burnincensebeforethe LORD;so that he will not becomelike Korahand his company--justas the LORDhad spokento him throughMoses.
So Mosesand Eleazarthe priesttookthe goldfrom the captainsof thousandsand of hundreds,and broughtit to the tentof meetingas a memorialfor the sonsof Israelbeforethe LORD.
"TrulyI sayto you, whereverthisgospelis preachedin the wholeworld,whatthis womanhas donewill alsobe spokenof in memoryof her."
"TrulyI sayto you, whereverthe gospelis preachedin the wholeworld,whatthis womanhas donewill alsobe spokenof in memoryof her."
And fixing his gazeon him and beingmuch alarmed,he said,"Whatis it, Lord?"And he saidto him, "Your prayersand almshave ascendedas a memorialbeforeGod.
then you shall sayto them, 'Becausethe watersof the Jordanwere cutoffbeforethe arkof the covenantof the LORD;when it crossedthe Jordan,the watersof the Jordanwere cutoff.'So thesestonesshall becomea memorialto the sonsof Israelforever."
"Thereforethe LORDGodof Israeldeclares,I did indeedsaythat your houseand the houseof your fathershould walkbeforeMe forever;but nowthe LORDdeclares,'Farbe it from Me-- for those who honorMe I will honor,and those who despiseMe will be lightlyesteemed.
