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priests

Meaning of “priests”

Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.

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401 occurrences376 verses34 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 47:22

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Haggai 2:11
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Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Aske now the priests concerning the law, saying,

Haggai 2:12
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If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
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If one beare holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt doe touch bread or pottage, or wine, or oile, or any meate, shall it be holy? and the priests answered and said, No.

Haggai 2:13
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Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
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Then said Haggai, If one that is vncleane by a dead body, touch any of these, shal it be vncleane? and the priests answered and said, It shalbe vncleane.

Complete reference index — all 376 verses
Genesis 47:22Genesis 47:26Exodus 19:6Exodus 19:22Exodus 19:24Leviticus 1:5Leviticus 1:8Leviticus 1:11Leviticus 2:2Leviticus 3:2Leviticus 6:29Leviticus 7:6Leviticus 13:2Leviticus 16:33Leviticus 21:1Numbers 3:3Numbers 10:8Deuteronomy 17:9Deuteronomy 17:18Deuteronomy 18:1Deuteronomy 19:17Deuteronomy 21:5Deuteronomy 24:8Deuteronomy 27:9Deuteronomy 31:9Joshua 3:3Joshua 3:6Joshua 3:8Joshua 3:13Joshua 3:14Joshua 3:15Joshua 3:17Joshua 4:3Joshua 4:9Joshua 4:10Joshua 4:11Joshua 4:16Joshua 4:17Joshua 4:18Joshua 6:4Joshua 6:6Joshua 6:8Joshua 6:9Joshua 6:12Joshua 6:13Joshua 6:16Joshua 6:20Joshua 8:33Joshua 21:19Judges 18:301 Samuel 1:31 Samuel 2:131 Samuel 2:361 Samuel 5:51 Samuel 6:21 Samuel 22:111 Samuel 22:171 Samuel 22:181 Samuel 22:191 Samuel 22:212 Samuel 8:172 Samuel 15:352 Samuel 17:152 Samuel 19:112 Samuel 20:251 Kings 4:41 Kings 8:31 Kings 8:41 Kings 8:61 Kings 8:101 Kings 8:111 Kings 12:311 Kings 12:321 Kings 13:21 Kings 13:332 Kings 10:112 Kings 10:192 Kings 12:42 Kings 12:52 Kings 12:62 Kings 12:72 Kings 12:82 Kings 12:92 Kings 12:162 Kings 17:272 Kings 17:282 Kings 17:322 Kings 19:22 Kings 23:22 Kings 23:42 Kings 23:52 Kings 23:82 Kings 23:92 Kings 23:201 Chronicles 9:21 Chronicles 9:101 Chronicles 9:301 Chronicles 13:21 Chronicles 15:111 Chronicles 15:141 Chronicles 15:241 Chronicles 16:61 Chronicles 16:391 Chronicles 18:161 Chronicles 23:21 Chronicles 24:61 Chronicles 24:311 Chronicles 28:131 Chronicles 28:212 Chronicles 4:62 Chronicles 4:92 Chronicles 5:52 Chronicles 5:72 Chronicles 5:112 Chronicles 5:122 Chronicles 5:142 Chronicles 6:412 Chronicles 7:22 Chronicles 7:62 Chronicles 8:142 Chronicles 8:152 Chronicles 11:132 Chronicles 11:152 Chronicles 13:92 Chronicles 13:102 Chronicles 13:122 Chronicles 13:142 Chronicles 17:82 Chronicles 19:82 Chronicles 23:42 Chronicles 23:62 Chronicles 23:182 Chronicles 24:52 Chronicles 26:172 Chronicles 26:182 Chronicles 26:192 Chronicles 26:202 Chronicles 29:42 Chronicles 29:162 Chronicles 29:212 Chronicles 29:222 Chronicles 29:242 Chronicles 29:262 Chronicles 29:342 Chronicles 30:32 Chronicles 30:152 Chronicles 30:162 Chronicles 30:212 Chronicles 30:242 Chronicles 30:252 Chronicles 30:272 Chronicles 31:22 Chronicles 31:42 Chronicles 31:92 Chronicles 31:152 Chronicles 31:172 Chronicles 31:192 Chronicles 34:52 Chronicles 34:302 Chronicles 35:22 Chronicles 35:82 Chronicles 35:102 Chronicles 35:112 Chronicles 35:142 Chronicles 35:182 Chronicles 36:14Ezra 1:5Ezra 2:36Ezra 2:61Ezra 2:69Ezra 2:70Ezra 3:2Ezra 3:8Ezra 3:10Ezra 3:12Ezra 6:9Ezra 6:16Ezra 6:18Ezra 6:20Ezra 7:7Ezra 7:13Ezra 7:16Ezra 7:24Ezra 8:15Ezra 8:24Ezra 8:29Ezra 8:30Ezra 9:1Ezra 9:7Ezra 10:5Ezra 10:18Nehemiah 2:16Nehemiah 3:1Nehemiah 3:22Nehemiah 3:28Nehemiah 5:12Nehemiah 7:39Nehemiah 7:63Nehemiah 7:70Nehemiah 7:72Nehemiah 7:73Nehemiah 8:13Nehemiah 9:32Nehemiah 9:34Nehemiah 9:38Nehemiah 10:8Nehemiah 10:28Nehemiah 10:34Nehemiah 10:36Nehemiah 10:37Nehemiah 10:39Nehemiah 11:3Nehemiah 11:10Nehemiah 11:20Nehemiah 12:1Nehemiah 12:7Nehemiah 12:12Nehemiah 12:22Nehemiah 12:30Nehemiah 12:35Nehemiah 12:41Nehemiah 12:44Nehemiah 13:5Nehemiah 13:30Psalms 78:64Psalms 99:6Psalms 132:9Psalms 132:16Isaiah 37:2Isaiah 61:6Isaiah 66:21Jeremiah 1:1Jeremiah 1:18Jeremiah 2:8Jeremiah 2:26Jeremiah 4:9Jeremiah 5:31Jeremiah 8:1Jeremiah 13:13Jeremiah 19:1Jeremiah 26:7Jeremiah 26:8Jeremiah 26:11Jeremiah 26:16Jeremiah 27:16Jeremiah 28:1Jeremiah 28:5Jeremiah 29:1Jeremiah 29:25Jeremiah 31:14Jeremiah 32:32Jeremiah 33:18Jeremiah 33:21Jeremiah 34:19Jeremiah 48:7Jeremiah 49:3Lamentations 1:4Lamentations 1:19Lamentations 4:13Lamentations 4:16Ezekiel 22:26Ezekiel 40:45Ezekiel 40:46Ezekiel 42:13Ezekiel 42:14Ezekiel 43:19Ezekiel 43:24Ezekiel 43:27Ezekiel 44:15Ezekiel 44:31Ezekiel 45:4Ezekiel 46:2Ezekiel 46:19Ezekiel 46:20Ezekiel 48:10Ezekiel 48:11Ezekiel 48:13Hosea 5:1Hosea 6:9Hosea 10:5Joel 1:9Joel 1:13Joel 2:17Micah 3:11Zephaniah 1:4Zephaniah 3:4Haggai 2:11Haggai 2:12Haggai 2:13Zechariah 7:3Zechariah 7:5Malachi 1:6Malachi 2:1Matthew 2:4Matthew 12:4Matthew 12:5Matthew 16:21Matthew 20:18Matthew 21:15Matthew 21:23Matthew 21:45Matthew 26:3Matthew 26:14Matthew 26:47Matthew 26:59Matthew 27:1Matthew 27:3Matthew 27:6Matthew 27:12Matthew 27:20Matthew 27:41Matthew 27:62Matthew 28:11Mark 2:26Mark 8:31Mark 10:33Mark 11:18Mark 11:27Mark 14:1Mark 14:10Mark 14:43Mark 14:53Mark 14:55Mark 15:1Mark 15:3Mark 15:10Mark 15:11Mark 15:31Luke 3:2Luke 6:4Luke 9:22Luke 17:14Luke 19:47Luke 20:1Luke 20:19Luke 22:2Luke 22:4Luke 22:52Luke 22:66Luke 23:4Luke 23:10Luke 23:13Luke 23:23Luke 24:20John 1:19John 7:32John 7:45John 11:47John 11:57John 12:10John 18:3John 18:35John 19:6John 19:15John 19:21Acts 4:1Acts 4:23Acts 5:24Acts 6:7Acts 9:14Acts 9:21Acts 19:14Acts 22:30Acts 23:14Acts 25:15Acts 26:10Acts 26:12Hebrews 7:21Hebrews 7:23Hebrews 7:27Hebrews 7:28Hebrews 8:4Hebrews 9:6Revelation 1:6Revelation 5:10Revelation 20:6

Where “priests” appears

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Genesis3 occurrences
2 versesExodus3 occurrences
3 versesLeviticus10 occurrences
10 versesNumbers2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy8 occurrences
8 versesJoshua29 occurrences
24 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel12 occurrences
10 verses2 Samuel6 occurrences
5 verses1 Kings11 occurrences
10 verses2 Kings20 occurrences
19 verses1 Chronicles15 occurrences
15 verses2 Chronicles69 occurrences
57 versesEzra26 occurrences
25 versesNehemiah34 occurrences
33 versesPsalms4 occurrences
4 versesIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah25 occurrences
25 versesLamentations4 occurrences
4 versesEzekiel17 occurrences
17 versesHosea3 occurrences
3 versesJoel3 occurrences
3 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah2 occurrences
2 versesHaggai3 occurrences
3 versesZechariah2 occurrences
2 versesMalachi2 occurrences
2 versesMatthew20 occurrences
20 versesMark15 occurrences
15 versesLuke16 occurrences
16 versesJohn11 occurrences
11 versesActs12 occurrences
12 versesHebrews6 occurrences
6 versesRevelation3 occurrences
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Genesis 47:22Genesis 47:26Exodus 19:6Exodus 19:22Exodus 19:24Leviticus 1:5Leviticus 1:8Leviticus 1:11Leviticus 2:2Leviticus 3:2Leviticus 6:29Leviticus 7:6Leviticus 13:2Leviticus 16:33Leviticus 21:1Numbers 3:3Numbers 10:8Deuteronomy 17:9Deuteronomy 17:18Deuteronomy 18:1Deuteronomy 19:17Deuteronomy 21:5Deuteronomy 24:8Deuteronomy 27:9Deuteronomy 31:9Joshua 3:3Joshua 3:6Joshua 3:8Joshua 3:13Joshua 3:14Joshua 3:15Joshua 3:17Joshua 4:3Joshua 4:9Joshua 4:10Joshua 4:11Joshua 4:16Joshua 4:17Joshua 4:18Joshua 6:4Joshua 6:6Joshua 6:8Joshua 6:9Joshua 6:12Joshua 6:13Joshua 6:16Joshua 6:20Joshua 8:33Joshua 21:19Judges 18:301 Samuel 1:31 Samuel 2:131 Samuel 2:361 Samuel 5:51 Samuel 6:21 Samuel 22:111 Samuel 22:171 Samuel 22:181 Samuel 22:191 Samuel 22:212 Samuel 8:172 Samuel 15:352 Samuel 17:152 Samuel 19:112 Samuel 20:251 Kings 4:41 Kings 8:31 Kings 8:41 Kings 8:61 Kings 8:101 Kings 8:111 Kings 12:311 Kings 12:321 Kings 13:21 Kings 13:332 Kings 10:112 Kings 10:192 Kings 12:42 Kings 12:52 Kings 12:62 Kings 12:72 Kings 12:82 Kings 12:92 Kings 12:162 Kings 17:272 Kings 17:282 Kings 17:322 Kings 19:22 Kings 23:22 Kings 23:42 Kings 23:52 Kings 23:82 Kings 23:92 Kings 23:201 Chronicles 9:21 Chronicles 9:101 Chronicles 9:301 Chronicles 13:21 Chronicles 15:111 Chronicles 15:141 Chronicles 15:241 Chronicles 16:61 Chronicles 16:391 Chronicles 18:161 Chronicles 23:21 Chronicles 24:61 Chronicles 24:311 Chronicles 28:131 Chronicles 28:212 Chronicles 4:62 Chronicles 4:92 Chronicles 5:52 Chronicles 5:72 Chronicles 5:112 Chronicles 5:122 Chronicles 5:142 Chronicles 6:412 Chronicles 7:22 Chronicles 7:62 Chronicles 8:142 Chronicles 8:152 Chronicles 11:132 Chronicles 11:152 Chronicles 13:92 Chronicles 13:102 Chronicles 13:122 Chronicles 13:142 Chronicles 17:82 Chronicles 19:82 Chronicles 23:42 Chronicles 23:62 Chronicles 23:182 Chronicles 24:52 Chronicles 26:172 Chronicles 26:182 Chronicles 26:192 Chronicles 26:202 Chronicles 29:42 Chronicles 29:162 Chronicles 29:212 Chronicles 29:222 Chronicles 29:242 Chronicles 29:262 Chronicles 29:342 Chronicles 30:32 Chronicles 30:152 Chronicles 30:162 Chronicles 30:212 Chronicles 30:242 Chronicles 30:252 Chronicles 30:272 Chronicles 31:22 Chronicles 31:42 Chronicles 31:92 Chronicles 31:152 Chronicles 31:172 Chronicles 31:192 Chronicles 34:52 Chronicles 34:302 Chronicles 35:22 Chronicles 35:82 Chronicles 35:102 Chronicles 35:112 Chronicles 35:142 Chronicles 35:182 Chronicles 36:14Ezra 1:5Ezra 2:36Ezra 2:61Ezra 2:69Ezra 2:70Ezra 3:2Ezra 3:8Ezra 3:10Ezra 3:12Ezra 6:9Ezra 6:16Ezra 6:18Ezra 6:20Ezra 7:7Ezra 7:13Ezra 7:16Ezra 7:24Ezra 8:15Ezra 8:24Ezra 8:29Ezra 8:30Ezra 9:1Ezra 9:7Ezra 10:5Ezra 10:18Nehemiah 2:16Nehemiah 3:1Nehemiah 3:22Nehemiah 3:28Nehemiah 5:12Nehemiah 7:39Nehemiah 7:63Nehemiah 7:70Nehemiah 7:72Nehemiah 7:73Nehemiah 8:13Nehemiah 9:32Nehemiah 9:34Nehemiah 9:38Nehemiah 10:8Nehemiah 10:28Nehemiah 10:34Nehemiah 10:36Nehemiah 10:37Nehemiah 10:39Nehemiah 11:3Nehemiah 11:10Nehemiah 11:20Nehemiah 12:1Nehemiah 12:7Nehemiah 12:12Nehemiah 12:22Nehemiah 12:30Nehemiah 12:35Nehemiah 12:41Nehemiah 12:44Nehemiah 13:5Nehemiah 13:30Psalms 78:64Psalms 99:6Psalms 132:9Psalms 132:16Isaiah 37:2Isaiah 61:6Isaiah 66:21Jeremiah 1:1Jeremiah 1:18Jeremiah 2:8Jeremiah 2:26Jeremiah 4:9Jeremiah 5:31Jeremiah 8:1Jeremiah 13:13Jeremiah 19:1Jeremiah 26:7Jeremiah 26:8Jeremiah 26:11Jeremiah 26:16Jeremiah 27:16Jeremiah 28:1Jeremiah 28:5Jeremiah 29:1Jeremiah 29:25Jeremiah 31:14Jeremiah 32:32Jeremiah 33:18Jeremiah 33:21Jeremiah 34:19Jeremiah 48:7Jeremiah 49:3Lamentations 1:4Lamentations 1:19Lamentations 4:13Lamentations 4:16Ezekiel 22:26Ezekiel 40:45Ezekiel 40:46Ezekiel 42:13Ezekiel 42:14Ezekiel 43:19Ezekiel 43:24Ezekiel 43:27Ezekiel 44:15Ezekiel 44:31Ezekiel 45:4Ezekiel 46:2Ezekiel 46:19Ezekiel 46:20Ezekiel 48:10Ezekiel 48:11Ezekiel 48:13Hosea 5:1Hosea 6:9Hosea 10:5Joel 1:9Joel 1:13Joel 2:17Micah 3:11Zephaniah 1:4Zephaniah 3:4Haggai 2:11Haggai 2:12Haggai 2:13Zechariah 7:3Zechariah 7:5Malachi 1:6Malachi 2:1Matthew 2:4Matthew 12:4Matthew 12:5Matthew 16:21Matthew 20:18Matthew 21:15Matthew 21:23Matthew 21:45Matthew 26:3Matthew 26:14Matthew 26:47Matthew 26:59Matthew 27:1Matthew 27:3Matthew 27:6Matthew 27:12Matthew 27:20Matthew 27:41Matthew 27:62Matthew 28:11Mark 2:26Mark 8:31Mark 10:33Mark 11:18Mark 11:27Mark 14:1Mark 14:10Mark 14:43Mark 14:53Mark 14:55Mark 15:1Mark 15:3Mark 15:10Mark 15:11Mark 15:31Luke 3:2Luke 6:4Luke 9:22Luke 17:14Luke 19:47Luke 20:1Luke 20:19Luke 22:2Luke 22:4Luke 22:52Luke 22:66Luke 23:4Luke 23:10Luke 23:13Luke 23:23Luke 24:20John 1:19John 7:32John 7:45John 11:47John 11:57John 12:10John 18:3John 18:35John 19:6John 19:15John 19:21Acts 4:1Acts 4:23Acts 5:24Acts 6:7Acts 9:14Acts 9:21Acts 19:14Acts 22:30Acts 23:14Acts 25:15Acts 26:10Acts 26:12Hebrews 7:21Hebrews 7:23Hebrews 7:27Hebrews 7:28Hebrews 8:4Hebrews 9:6Revelation 1:6Revelation 5:10Revelation 20:6Hebrews 7:11Hebrews 7:24Hebrews 7:25Hebrews 7:26Hebrews 8:1Hebrews 8:2Hebrews 8:3Hebrews 8:5Hebrews 8:6

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