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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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Micah 3:11
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The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Micah 3:11 · retained source text

The heads thereof iudge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hyre, and the Prophets thereof diuine for money: yet will they leane vpon the LORD, and say; Is not the LORD among vs? none euill can come vpon vs.

1611 marginal noteHeb. saying.

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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