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Then the sons of Aaron shouted; they blew their trumpets of hammered metal; they sounded a mighty fanfare as a reminder before the Most High.
17
Then all the people together quickly fell to the ground on their faces to worship their Lord, the Almighty, God Most High.
18
Then the singers praised him with their voices in sweet and full-toned melody.
19
And the people of the Lord Most High offered their prayers before the Merciful One, until the order of worship of the Lord was ended, and they completed his ritual.
20
Then Simon came down and raised his hands over the whole congregation of Israelites, to pronounce the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to glory in his name;
Footnotes 1
[a].
Other ancient authorities read [in sweet melody throughout the house]
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