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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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Lev 22:3-6, Lev 15:31; Num 6:3-8 that they profane not: This is the very ground of the prohibition, that they might preserve in their minds a holy reverence for the Divine Majesty. Hence when they approached unto him, they must be free from every legal impurity. If great men are to be approached with respect, how much more must Jehovah be approached with holy reverence! Lev 22:32, Lev 18:21, Lev 19:12, Lev 20:3, Lev 21:6 hallow: Exo 13:12, Exo 28:38; Num 18:32; Deu 15:19 Leviticus 22:3
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