The Duties of the Levites

Then the LORD said to Moses 6 “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him 7 They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle. 8 They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.

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Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him[fn] from among the Israelites 10 So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches [the tabernacle] must be put to death.”

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Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me, 13 for all the firstborn [are] Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”

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