Numbers 3:10; Leviticus 10:3; Psalm 65:4; Ezekiel 40:46; Ezekiel 44:15–16

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Numbers 3:10

10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and lthey shall guard their priesthood. But if many outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.


Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord has said: Among cthose who are near me dI will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified. eAnd Aaron held his peace.


Psalm 65:4

kBlessed is the one you choose and bring near,

to ldwell in your courts!

We shall be msatisfied with the goodness of your house,

the holiness of your temple!


Ezekiel 40:46

46 and the chamber that faces north is for the priests ewho have charge of the altar. These are fthe sons of Zadok, who alone1 among the sons of Levi may come gnear to the Lord to minister to him.


Ezekiel 44:15–16

Rules for Levitical Priests

15 But cthe Levitical priests, cthe sons of Zadok, who kept athe charge of my sanctuary rwhen the people of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me dto minister to me. And they shall stand before me to offer me ethe fat and the blood, declares the Lord God. 16 They shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall approach fmy table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.