Hath an unchangeable priesthood [α π α ρ α β α τ ο ν ε χ ε ι τ η ν ι ε ρ ω σ υ ν η ν]. Rend. hath his priesthood unchangeable. The A. V. misses the possessive force of the article, his priesthood, and the emphasis is on unchangeable ajparabatov, N. T. o. o LXX This may be explained either as inviolable, or which does not pass over to another. Comp. Exodus 32:8; Sir. 23 18. Usage is in favor of the former meaning, but the other falls in better with the course of thought.

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