1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Numbers 3:32 And the prince of the princes of the Levites, Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, shall be over them that watch for the guard of the sanctuary.

Eleazar had authority over the Levites, as his father had over the priests also. Thus we find princes of the priests, different from the sovereign pontiff. (Matthew 2:4.; Matthew 16:21.; Luke 3:2.) Eleazar had also a particular charge of the Caathites, ( Numbers 4:16,) and was to take care that they handled the sacred vessels with due respect. (Calmet)