Deuteronomy 33:8-10

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⁸Of Levi he said,

“Your ^[a]Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man [Aaron],
Whom You tested and proved at Massah,
With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;^(A)
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Who ^[b]said of his father and mother,
‘I did not consider them’;
Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,
Nor did he regard his own sons,
For the priests observed Your word,
And kept Your covenant.
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“The priests shall teach Your ordinances (judgments) to Jacob,
And Your law to Israel.
They shall put incense ^[c]before You,
And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

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Footnotes

Deuteronomy 33:8 I.e. unspecified articles used like lots when the high priest asked God’s counsel for Israel.
Deuteronomy 33:9 The law required that the high priest act just as impartially when one of his immediate family died, as if the departed were not related to him (Lev 21:10-12); however, another application may be intended—referring to the events at the foot of Sinai, when the Levites killed other Israelites as Moses directed them (Ex 32:26-28).
Deuteronomy 33:10 Lit in Your nose.