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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Leviticus 9:8

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Aaron . . . went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering--Whether it had been enjoined the first time, or was unavoidable from the divisions of the priestly labor not being as yet completely arranged, Aaron, assisted by his sons, appears to have slain the victims with his own hands, as well as gone through all the prescribed ritual at the altar.
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