Deuteronomy - 18:7



7 then he shall minister in the name of Yahweh his God, as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before Yahweh.

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Explanation and meaning of Deuteronomy 18:7.

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He shall minister in the name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, that shall stand at that time before the Lord.
and shall serve in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brethren the Levites that stand there before Jehovah,
then he hath ministered in the name of Jehovah his God, like all his brethren, the Levites, who are standing there before Jehovah,
Then he will do the work of a priest in the name of the Lord his God, with all his brothers the Levites who are there before the Lord.
he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God, as do all his brothers, the Levites, who will be standing at that time in the sight of the Lord.
Ministrabit nomini Jehovae Dei sui, dent omnes fratres ejus Levitin qui stant illic coram Jehova.

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And he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God,.... The Targum of Jonathan is,"he shall minister in the name of the Word of the Lord his God;''in the name of Christ, as a type of him, as every priest and every sacrifice were: he was to be allowed to officiate, though it was not his course or turn:
as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the Lord; daily offering the same sacrifices, and whatsoever are brought unto them; who might be said to stand before the Lord, because they stood at the altar of the Lord, and offered the sacrifices of the people to him; and a country Levite or priest was to be admitted to do the same thing at Jerusalem, and in the temple there, as they did; and this shows that a priest is meant by the Levite.

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