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37 “Tell Aaron’s son Eleazar the priest to take out the censers out of the flames[a] and scatter the coals far away, since they are holy. 38 As for the censers of those rebels who died, fasten them into beaten plates to line the altar. Since they brought them into the Lord’s presence, they’re holy. They are to become a reminder[b] to the Israelis.”

39 So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that had been burned and beat them into metal plates for the altar,

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 16:37 Lit. from between burning
  2. Numbers 16:38 Lit. sign

37 “Tell Eleazar(A) son of Aaron, the priest, to remove the censers(B) from the charred remains and scatter the coals some distance away, for the censers are holy— 38 the censers of the men who sinned at the cost of their lives.(C) Hammer the censers into sheets to overlay the altar,(D) for they were presented before the Lord and have become holy. Let them be a sign(E) to the Israelites.”

39 So Eleazar the priest(F) collected the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned to death,(G) and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,

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