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(AND HE THAT IS THE HIGH PRIEST AMONG HIS BRETHREN, ETC.) R. Abba here quoted the verse: To thee, O Lord, belongeth righteousness, but unto us confusion of face” (Dan. 9, 7). ‘
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“Righteousness”’, he said, ‘refers refers to the place to which all the shining faces are attached, as it is attached to them; and “confusion of face” refers to the place from which the shining faces are removed.
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Therefore the High Priest should always present a face bright and shining and more joyful than others, seeing that he symbolizes the higher grade.