20. Then he rewarded Aaron again, giving him a special honour: the right to the offerings of the first produce, so that the priests should have enough to eat.
21. Their food is the sacrifices offered to the Lord; the Lord gave this to Aaron and his descendants.
22. But Aaron, unlike the rest of the people, was to inherit no land, no special portion of his own. The Lord himself would be all he needed.
23. Only Moses and Aaron were more famous for their intense devotion to the Lord than Phinehas son of Eleazar. He brought about forgiveness for Israel's sin by standing firm in brave determination when everyone else was in revolt.
24. 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 for ever.
25. Unlike the covenant made with David son of Jesse, from the tribe of Judah, where the kingship passed only from father to son, the priesthood was to pass from Aaron to all his descendants.