Also we inform you, that concerning any of the priests and Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Nathinites. 3 Esdras, "sacred slaves. "(Haydock)
Artaxerxes confirms the immunities granted by the law of God, (Numbers iii. 6, 12,) by the kings of Egypt, (Genesis xlvii. 22,) and by all nations, to the ministers of religion. (Calmet)