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When he put on his glorious robe and clothed himself in perfect splendor, when he went up to the holy altar, he made the court of the sanctuary glorious.
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like fire and incense in the censer, like a vessel of hammered gold studded with all kinds of precious stones;
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like an olive tree laden with fruit, and like a cypress towering in the clouds.
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When he put on his glorious robe and clothed himself in perfect splendor, when he went up to the holy altar, he made the court of the sanctuary glorious.
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When he received the portions from the hands of the priests, as he stood by the hearth of the altar with a garland of brothers around him, he was like a young cedar on Lebanon surrounded by the trunks of palm trees.
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All the sons of Aaron in their splendor held the Lord's offering in their hands before the whole congregation of Israel.
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