Numbers - 3:3



3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.

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These the names of the sons of Aaron the priests that were anointed, and whose hands were filled and consecrated, to do the functions of priesthood.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, who were consecrated to exercise the priesthood.
these are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whose hand he hath consecrated for acting as priest.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests, on whom the holy oil was put, who were marked out as priests.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed and whose hands were filled and consecrated in order to exercise the priesthood.
Ista sunt nomina filiorum Aharon sacerdotum unctorum, quorum consecraverat manum ut sacerdotio fungerentur.

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whom he consecrated - i. e. whom Moses consecrated, or literally as in the margin, whose "hand he filled," by conferring their office upon them (Leviticus 8:1 ff).

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed,.... With the holy, anointing oil, with which they were anointed when, Aaron was and they only, see Exodus 30:30,
whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office; that is, whom Moses consecrated, by anointing them, putting the priest's garments on them, offering sacrifice for them, and filling their hands with sacrifices which is the phrase here used for consecration: see Exodus 29:15.

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