Numbers 3:9
“And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.”
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest’s office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
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Related Verses
“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.”
“All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.”
“Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.”
“And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.”
“And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.”