But Aaron and his sons made offerings upon the altar of burnt offering and upon the altar of incense for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
Ezekiel 40:45 - Revised Standard Version CI And he said to me, This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the man [an angel who was guiding me] said, This chamber with its view to the south is for the priests who have charge of the house [of the Lord], American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house; Common English Bible He spoke to me: “The chamber facing south is for the priests who keep watch over the temple, Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to me: "This is the storeroom that looks toward the south; it shall be for the priests who keep watch for the protection of the temple. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to me: This chamber, which looketh toward the south shall be for the priests that watch in the wards of the temple. |
But Aaron and his sons made offerings upon the altar of burnt offering and upon the altar of incense for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, that is, the house of the tent, as guards.
They offer to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt offerings and incense of sweet spices, set out the showbread on the table of pure gold, and care for the golden lampstand that its lamps may burn every evening; for we keep the charge of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken him.
Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord!
Then he brought me into the outer court; and behold, there were chambers and a pavement, round about the court; thirty chambers fronted on the pavement.
There was a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate, where the burnt offering was to be washed.
They shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple, and serving in the temple; they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall attend on the people, to serve them.
“But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me to minister to me; and they shall attend on me to offer me the fat and the blood, says the Lord God;
It shall be the holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, who minister in the sanctuary and approach the Lord to minister to him; and it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.
Then he said to me, “Son of man, lift up your eyes now in the direction of the north.” So I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and behold, north of the altar gate, in the entrance, was this image of jealousy.
At the door of the tent of meeting you shall remain day and night for seven days, performing what the Lord has charged, lest you die; for so I am commanded.”
And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, that there be wrath no more upon the people of Israel.
And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who had charge of the sanctuary.
And those to encamp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, having charge of the rites within the sanctuary, whatever had to be done for the people of Israel; and any one else who came near was to be put to death.
O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the godless chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge,
and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.