shall bear: To counterbalance the high honour conferred on Aaron and his family, and to allay the fears and abate the envy of the people, it is here declared, that the priest must bear the blame of everything which was not properly conducted in the sanctuary. Numbers 18:22, Numbers 14:34; Exodus 28:38; Leviticus 22:9; Isaiah 53:6, Isaiah 53:11; Ezekiel 3:18-19; Acts 20:26-27; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 2:24
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Numbers 18:1
Numbers 18:1
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