text_original: Not  ^^M withstanding, (perhaps not by the people's inten  ^^1 tion), by virtue of the covenant which they then ^^M renewed, (for the covenant was the same with that ^H which was made at Mount Sinai), that same state ^H was a priestly kingdom ; that is to say, the su  ^H preme civil authority and the sacred were united ^H in the priests.
text_transcription: NOTWITHSTANDING PERHAPS NOT BY THE PEOPLE'S INTENTION BY VIRTUE OF THE COVENANT WHICH THEY THEN RENEWED FOR THE COVENANT WAS THE SAME WITH THAT WHICH WAS MADE AT MOUNT SINAI THAT SAME STATE WAS A PRINCELY KINGDOM THAT IS TO SAY THE SUPREME CIVIL AUTHORITY AND THE SACRED WERE UNITED IN THE PRIESTS
phonemes: nˌɑːt ˈɛm wɪðstˈændɪŋ, (pɚhˈæps nˌɑːt baɪ ðə pˈiːpəlz ɪntˈɛn wˈʌn tɪˈɑːn), baɪ vˈɜːtʃuː ʌvðə kˈʌvɛnənt wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ðˈɛn ˈɛm ɹᵻnˈuːd, (fɚðə kˈʌvɛnənt wʌzðə sˈeɪm wɪð ðæt ˈeɪtʃ wˌɪtʃ wʌz mˌeɪd æt mˈaʊnt sˈaɪnaɪ), ðæt sˈeɪm stˈeɪt ˈeɪtʃ wʌzɐ pɹˈiːstli kˈɪŋdəm ; ðæt ɪz tə sˈeɪ, ðə sˈuː ˈeɪtʃ pɹˈiːm sˈɪvəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ænd ðə sˈeɪkɹɪd wɜː juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ˈeɪtʃ ɪnðə pɹˈiːsts.