Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 45:24

διὰ τοῦτο ἐστάθη αὐτῷ διαθήκη εἰρήνης προστατεῖν ἁγίων καὶ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα αὐτῷ ᾖ καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἱερωσύνης μεγαλεῖον εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
King James Version (KJV)

Therefore was there a covenant of peace made with him, that he should be the chief of the sanctuary and of his people, and that he and his posterity should have the dignity of the priesthood for ever:

Modern English

Therefore a covenant of peace was made with him, that he should be chief of the sanctuary and of his people, and that he and his descendants should hold the dignity of the priesthood forever,

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