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1 Chronicles 23:12

The sons of Kohath Cp. 1 Chronicles 6:2; 1 Chronicles 6:18; Exodus 6:18.

13 separated i.e. set apart, sometimes with the additional meaning of making a distinction between sacred and common. Cp. Romans 1:1, where St Paul describes himself as separated unto the gospel of God; Acts 13:2; Galatians 1:15.

the most holy things Such for instance as the altar of incense (Exodus 30:1-10), or again the shewbread (Leviticus 24:5-9).

to bless Cp. Numbers 6:23-27.

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