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heyjudah
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Fellow Cohen Fans - A kingdom of Cohenites and a holy people

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Fellow Cohen Fans - A kingdom of Cohenites and a holy people; "mamlechet kohanim vegoy kadosh," Exodus 19:6
holydove
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Re: Fellow Cohen Fans - A kingdom of Cohenites and a holy people

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heyjudah, I like that! I'd say we are indeed a sacred kingdom, made sacred by Leonard's bestowing of his holy blessings upon us; and made a nation by our love for the Cohen. . .

I looked in my bible, and the translation of Exodus 19:6 that I have, says: ". . . you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation." It does fit with what you are saying, but since you have the Hebrew, I'm wondering if this translation is accurate, or if you would translate it differently. I know kohanim means priests, but what about the rest of it? ( I was fluent in Hebrew when I was a child, but have forgotten almost all of it. . .)
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