Sirach 45:24
Good News Translation
And so the Lord made a covenant with him, valid for all time to come, that he should be in charge of the sanctuary and of his people, that he and his descendants should hold the office of High Priest forever.

Contemporary English Version
and promised to Phinehas and his descendants the honor of forever being leaders of the nation and priests in the temple.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He wrought wonders upon them, and consumed them with a flame of fire.

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He wrought wonders upon them, and consumed them with a flame of fire.

Sirach 45:22
And strangers stood up against him, and through envy the men that were with Dathan and Abiron, compassed him about in the wilderness, and the congregation of Core in their wrath.

Sirach 45:23
The Lord God saw and it pleased him not, and they were consumed in his wrathful indignation.

Sirach 45:25
And he added glory to Aaron, and gave him an inheritance, and divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase of the earth.

Sirach 45:26
He prepared them bread in the first place unto fulness: for the sacrifices also of the Lord they shall eat, which he gave to him, and to his seed.

Context
Sirach 45
23The Lord God saw and it pleased him not, and they were consumed in his wrathful indignation. 24He wrought wonders upon them, and consumed them with a flame of fire. 25And he added glory to Aaron, and gave him an inheritance, and divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase of the earth.…
Cross References
Sirach 45:22
And strangers stood up against him, and through envy the men that were with Dathan and Abiron, compassed him about in the wilderness, and the congregation of Core in their wrath.

Sirach 45:23
The Lord God saw and it pleased him not, and they were consumed in his wrathful indignation.

Sirach 45:25
And he added glory to Aaron, and gave him an inheritance, and divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase of the earth.

Sirach 45:26
He prepared them bread in the first place unto fulness: for the sacrifices also of the Lord they shall eat, which he gave to him, and to his seed.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 45:23
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