31. made priests of the lowest of the people —literally, "out of all the people," the Levites refusing to act. He himself assumed to himself the functions of the high priest, at least, at the great festival, probably from seeing the king of Egypt conjoin the royal and sacred offices, and deeming the office of the high priest too great to be vested in a subject. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-32" class="com-number"
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