Sirach 45:13
Good News Translation
Before Aaron's time such beautiful things were never seen. No one but Aaron and his descendants ever wore them, or ever will.

New Revised Standard Version
Before him such beautiful things did not exist. No outsider ever put them on, but only his sons and his descendants in perpetuity.

Contemporary English Version
All these things were made for Aaron the priest, and since his time, only his descendants have ever worn them.

New American Bible
Before him, no one had been adorned with these, nor may they ever be worn by any other Except his sons and them alone, generation after generation, for all time.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Of twisted scarlet the work of an artist, with precious stones cut and set in gold, and graven by the work of a lapidary for a memorial, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

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Of twisted scarlet the work of an artist, with precious stones cut and set in gold, and graven by the work of a lapidary for a memorial, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

Sirach 45:11
That as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people.

Sirach 45:12
He gave him a holy robe of gold, and blue, and purple, a woven work of a wise man, endued with judgment and truth:

Sirach 45:14
And a crown of gold upon his mitre wherein was engraved Holiness, an ornament of honour: a work of power, and delightful to the eyes for its beauty.

Sirach 45:15
Before him there were none so beautiful, even from the beginning.

Context
Sirach 45
12He gave him a holy robe of gold, and blue, and purple, a woven work of a wise man, endued with judgment and truth: 13Of twisted scarlet the work of an artist, with precious stones cut and set in gold, and graven by the work of a lapidary for a memorial, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 14And a crown of gold upon his mitre wherein was engraved Holiness, an ornament of honour: a work of power, and delightful to the eyes for its beauty.…
Cross References
Sirach 45:11
That as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people.

Sirach 45:12
He gave him a holy robe of gold, and blue, and purple, a woven work of a wise man, endued with judgment and truth:

Sirach 45:14
And a crown of gold upon his mitre wherein was engraved Holiness, an ornament of honour: a work of power, and delightful to the eyes for its beauty.

Sirach 45:15
Before him there were none so beautiful, even from the beginning.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 45:12
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