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23 Phineas, the son of Eleazar, was the third in glory, in (pur)suing [or following] him in the dread of God, and to stand in the reverence of the folk; in the goodness and gladness of his soul he pleased God of Israel.

24 Therefore God ordained to him the testament of peace, and made him (the) prince of (the) holy men, and of his folk; (so) that the dignity of (the) priesthood be to him and to his seed, without end. [Therefore he set to him a testament of peace, and a prince of saints, and of his folk; that there be to him and to his seed dignity of priesthood, into without end.]

25 And the testament of David, the son of Jesse, of the lineage of Judah, was heritage to him, and to his seed;

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