11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the Israelites because he was zealous among them with My zeal,[a](A) so that I did not destroy the Israelites in My zeal. 12 Therefore declare: I grant him My covenant of peace.(B) 13 It will be a covenant of perpetual priesthood for him and his future descendants,(C) because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 25:11 Or jealousy

11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites.(A) Since he was as zealous for my honor(B) among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal. 12 Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace(C) with him. 13 He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood,(D) because he was zealous(E) for the honor(F) of his God and made atonement(G) for the Israelites.”(H)

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“At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi(A) to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before Yahweh to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as it is today.

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At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi(A) to carry the ark of the covenant(B) of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister(C) and to pronounce blessings(D) in his name, as they still do today.(E)

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He said about Levi:

Your Thummim and Urim belong to Your faithful one;[a]
You tested him at Massah
and contended with him at the waters of Meribah.(A)
He said about his father and mother,
“I do not regard them.”
He disregarded his brothers
and didn’t acknowledge his sons,
for they kept Your word
and maintained Your covenant.(B)
10 They will teach Your ordinances to Jacob
and Your instruction to Israel;(C)
they will set incense before You
and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
11 Lord, bless his possessions,[b]
and accept the work of his hands.
Smash the loins of his adversaries and enemies,
so that they cannot rise again.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:8 DSS, LXX read Give to Levi Your Thummim, Your Urim to Your favored one
  2. Deuteronomy 33:11 Or abilities

About Levi(A) he said:

“Your Thummim and Urim(B) belong
    to your faithful servant.(C)
You tested(D) him at Massah;
    you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.(E)
He said of his father and mother,(F)
    ‘I have no regard for them.’
He did not recognize his brothers
    or acknowledge his own children,
but he watched over your word
    and guarded your covenant.(G)
10 He teaches(H) your precepts to Jacob
    and your law to Israel.(I)
He offers incense before you(J)
    and whole burnt offerings on your altar.(K)
11 Bless all his skills, Lord,
    and be pleased with the work of his hands.(L)
Strike down those who rise against him,
    his foes till they rise no more.”

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29 Remember them, my God, for defiling the priesthood as well as the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.(A)

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29 Remember(A) them, my God, because they defiled the priestly office and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.(B)

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17 “For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel.(A) 18 The Levitical priests will never fail to have a man always before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices.”(B)

19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20 “This is what the Lord says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night so that day and night cease to come at their regular time,(C) 21 then also My covenant with My servant David(D) may be broken so that he will not have a son reigning on his throne, and the Levitical priests will not be My ministers.(E) 22 The hosts of heaven cannot be counted; the sand of the sea cannot be measured.(F) So, too, I will make the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister to Me innumerable.”

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17 For this is what the Lord says: ‘David will never fail(A) to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel, 18 nor will the Levitical(B) priests(C) ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.(D)’”

19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20 “This is what the Lord says: ‘If you can break my covenant with the day(E) and my covenant with the night, so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time,(F) 21 then my covenant(G) with David my servant—and my covenant with the Levites(H) who are priests ministering before me—can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.(I) 22 I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless(J) as the stars in the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.’”

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