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1 Chronicles 6:49

AaronMosesMost Holy Place

47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

48 Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.

But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

50 These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

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BSB
But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
KJV
But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
WEB
But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering, and on 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.
ASV
But Aaron and his sons offered 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.
DARBY
And Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and on 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.
BLB
And Aaron and his sons offered sacrifices on the altar of the burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the work of the holy of Holies, and to make atonement upon Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
ÅB
Men Aron og hans sønner ofret på brennoffer-alteret og på røykoffer-alteret og var satt til å utføre all tjeneste i det Aller-helligste og til å gjøre soning for Israel etter alt det som Guds tjener Moses hadde påbudt.
OTB
Imidlertid, Aron og hans sønner ofret på brennofferalteret og på røkelsesalteret, for alt arbeidet i Det Aller Helligste, og for å gjøre soning for Israel, i henhold til alt det Moses, Guds tjener, hadde befalt.
B1930
Men Aron og hans sønner ofret på brennoffer-alteret og på røkoffer-alteret og var satt til å utføre all tjeneste i det Aller-helligste og til å gjøre soning for Israel efter alt det som Guds tjener Moses hadde påbudt.

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  • Leviticus 4:20

    He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.

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  • Exodus 30:10–16

    Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”

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  • Exodus 27:1–8

    “You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.

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  • Exodus 30:1–7

    “You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.

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  • Exodus 29:33

    They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.

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  • Hebrews 7:11–14

    Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?

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  • Job 33:24

    to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’

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  • Numbers 16:16–17:13

    And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.

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