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Lev 16:32 — And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, [even] the holy garments:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the priest		Lev 4:3,5,16
consecrate		Heb. fill his hand. Exd 29:9; *marg:
to minister		Exd 29:29,30; Num 20:26-28
put on the linen		See on Lev 16:4

Correlating Passages

the priest

	Lev 4:3	If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.
	Lev 4:5	And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:
	Lev 4:16	And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:

consecrate

Exd 29:9

And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.

to minister

	Exd 29:29	And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.
	Exd 29:30	[And] that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy [place].
	Num 20:26	And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered [unto his people], and shall die there.
	Num 20:27	And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
	Num 20:28	And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.

put on the linen

Lev 16:4

He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these [are] holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and [so] put them on.

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Scott, Thomas. "Leviticus 16:32," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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