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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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Joshua 6:6
¶ And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 6:6 · retained source text

¶ And Ioshua the sonne of Nun called the Priests, and said vnto them, Take vp the Arke of the Couenant, and let seuen Priests beare seuen trumpets of rammes-hornes, before the Arke of the LORD.

Joshua 6:8
¶ And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 6:8 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe when Ioshua had spoken vnto the people, that the seuen Priestes bearing the seuen trumpets of rammes hornes, passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the Arke of the Couenant of the LORD followed them.

Joshua 6:9
¶ And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 6:9 · retained source text

¶ And the armed men went before the Priests that blew with the trumpets: and the rereward came after the Arke, the Priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

1611 marginal noteHeb. gathering host

Joshua 6:12
¶ And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 6:12 · retained source text

¶ And Ioshua rose earely in the morning, and the Priests tooke vp the Arke of the LORD.

Joshua 6:13
And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 6:13 · retained source text

And seuen Priests bearing seuen trumpets of rammes hornes before the Arke of the LORD, went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them, but the rereward came after the Arke of the LORD, the Priests going on and blowing with the trumpets.

Joshua 6:16
And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 6:16 · retained source text

And it came to passe at the seuenth time, when the Priests blewe with the trumpets, Ioshua said vnto the people, Shout, for the LORD hath giuen you the citie.

Joshua 6:20
So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 6:20 · retained source text

So the people shouted when the Priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to passe when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell downe flat, so that the people went vp into the citie, euery man straight before him, and they tooke the citie.

1611 marginal noteHebr. vnder it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. 11.30.

Joshua 8:33
And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 8:33 · retained source text

And all Israel, and their Elders, and Officers, and their Iudges, stood on this side the Arke, and on that side, before the Priests the Leuites, which bare the Arke of the Couenant of the LORD, aswell the stranger, as he that was borne among them: halfe of them ouer against mount Gerizim, and halfe of them ouer against mount Ebal, as Moses the seruant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should blesse the people of Israel.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 11.29. & 27.12.

Joshua 21:19
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 21:19 · retained source text

All the cities of the children of Aaron the Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbs.

Judges 18:30
¶ And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 18:30 · retained source text

¶ And the children of Dan set vp the grauen image: and Ionathan the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Manasseh, hee and his sonnes, were Priests to the tribe of Dan, vntill the day of the captiuitie of the land.

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