In Numbers 31:5, Numbers 32:17, this signifies prepared to accept knowledges of truth. (Apocalypse Explained 430[11])

(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 2162; Daniel 10:6)

'Priests' represent the Lord regarding His divine good. When they do not acknowledge the Lord, they do not signify the Lord.

(Notae: Apocalypse Revealed 854; Arcana Coelestia 3670)