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- "These¹ also [are] the generationsª of Aaronª and Mosesª in the dayª [that] the LORDª spakeª° with¹ Mosesª in mountª Sinai.ª ... And thou shalt appointª° Aaronª and his sons,ª and they shall wait onª°¹ their priest's office:ª and the strangerª° that cometh nighª shall be put to death.ª°" {Num 3:1-10} + "And when Aaronª and his sonsª have made an endª° of coveringª°¹ the sanctuary,ª and all¹ the vesselsª of the sanctuary,ª as the campª is to set forward;ª° afterª that,¹ the sonsª of Kohathª shall comeª° to bearª° [it]: but they shall not¹ touchª°¹ [any] holy thing,ª lest they die.ª° These¹ [things are] the burdenª of the sonsª of Kohathª in the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {Num 4:15} + "And they shall bearª°¹ the curtainsª of the tabernacle,ª and the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª his covering,ª and the coveringª of the badgers'² skins¹ that¹ [is] aboveª¹ upon¹ it, and the hangingª for the doorª of the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª ... This¹ [is] the serviceª of the familiesª of the sonsª of Merari,ª according to all¹ their service,ª in the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª under the handª of Ithamarª the sonª of Aaronª the priest.ª" {Num 4:25-33} + "And he gaveª° unto¹ Moses,ª when he had made an endª° of communingª° with¹ him upon mountª Sinai,ª twoª tablesª of testimony,ª tablesª of stone,ª writtenª° with the fingerª of God.ª" {Exd 31:18} + "Then Mosesª stoodª° in the gateª of the camp,ª and said,ª° Who¹ [is] on the LORD'Sª side? [let him come] unto¹ me. And all¹ the sonsª of Leviª gathered²° themselves together¹ unto¹ him. ... For Mosesª had said,ª° Consecrate¹¹ yourselves²°² to dayª to the LORD,ª evenª every manª upon his son,ª and upon his brother;ª that he may bestowª° upon¹ you a blessingª this day.ª" {Exd 32:26-29} + "Thisª is the sumª° of the tabernacle,ª [even] of the tabernacleª of testimony,ª as¹ it was counted,ª° according¹ to the commandmentª of Moses,ª [for] the serviceª of the Levites,ª by the handª of Ithamar,ª sonª to Aaronª the priest.ª" {Exd 38:21} + "So when Davidª was oldª° and fullª° of days,ª he made¹¹ Solomonª his sonª king²° over¹ Israel.ª ... And that they should keepª°¹ the chargeª of the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª and the chargeª of the holyª [place], and the chargeª of the sonsª of Aaronª their brethren,ª in the serviceª of the houseª of the LORD.ª" {1Ch 23:1-32} + "Moreover Davidª and the captainsª of the hostª separatedª° to the serviceª of the sonsª of Asaph,ª and of Heman,ª and of Jeduthun,ª who should prophesyª°°² with harps,ª with psalteries,ª and with cymbals:ª and the numberª of the workmenª²¹ according to their serviceª was:¹ ... And his brethren,ª menª of valour,ª [were] two thousandª and sevenª hundredª chiefª fathers,ª whom kingª Davidª made rulersª° over¹ the Reubenites,ª the Gadites,ª and the halfª tribeª of Manasseh,ª for every¹ matterª pertaining to God,ª and affairsª of the king.ª" {1Ch 25:1-26:32} + "And weighedª° unto them¹ the silver,ª and the gold,ª and the vessels,ª [even] the offeringª of the houseª of our God,ª which the king,ª and his counsellors,ª° and his lords,ª and all¹ Israelª [there] present,ª° had offered:ª° ... So tookª° the priestsª and the Levitesª the weightª of the silver,ª and the gold,ª and the vessels,ª to bringª° [them] to Jerusalemª unto the houseª of our God.ª" {Ezr 8:25-30} + "Now on the fourthª dayª was the silverª and the goldª and the vesselsª weighedª° in the houseª of our Godª by¹ the handª of Meremothª the sonª of Uriahª the priest;ª and with¹ him [was] Eleazarª the sonª of Phinehas;ª and with¹ them [was] Jozabadª the sonª of Jeshua,ª and Noadiahª the sonª of Binnui,ª Levites;ª ... By numberª [and] by weightª of every one:¹ and all¹ the weightª was writtenª° at that¹ time.ª" {Ezr 8:33-34} + "Moreover the Levites:ª Jeshua,ª Binnui,ª Kadmiel,ª Sherebiah,ª Judah,ª [and] Mattaniah,ª [which was] over¹ the thanksgiving,ª he¹ and his brethren.ª" {Neh 12:8} + "The Levitesª in the daysª of Eliashib,ª Joiada,ª and Johanan,ª and Jaddua,ª [were] recordedª° chiefª of the fathers:ª also the priests,ª to¹ the reignª of Dariusª the Persian.ª" {Neh 12:22} + "And all¹ Israelª in the daysª of Zerubbabel,ª and in the daysª of Nehemiah,ª gaveª° the portionsª of the singersª° and the porters,ª every dayª his portion:ª and they sanctifiedª° [holy things] unto the Levites;ª and the Levitesª sanctifiedª° [them] unto the childrenª of Aaron.ª" {Neh 12:47} + "And he had preparedª° for him a greatª chamber,ª where¹ aforetimeª¹ they laidª°¹ the meat offerings,ª the frankincense,ª and the vessels,ª and the tithesª of the corn,ª the new wine,ª and the oil,ª which was commandedª [to be given] to the Levites,ª and the singers,ª° and the porters;ª and the offeringsª of the priests.ª" {Neh 13:5} + "And I perceivedª° that¹ the portionsª of the Levitesª had not¹ been givenª° [them]: for the Levitesª and the singers,ª° that didª° the work,ª were fledª° every oneª to his field.ª ... And I made treasurersª° over¹ the treasuries,ª Shelemiahª the priest,ª and Zadokª the scribe,ª° and of¹ the Levites,ª Pedaiah:ª and next to¹¹ them² [was] Hananª the sonª of Zaccur,ª the sonª of Mattaniah:ª for¹ they were countedª° faithful,ª° and their office¹ [was] to distributeª° unto their brethren.ª" {Neh 13:10-13} + "And I commandedª° the Levitesª that¹ they should¹ cleanse²° themselves,¹ and [that] they should comeª° [and] keepª° the gates,ª to sanctifyª°¹ the sabbathª day.ª Rememberª° me, O my God,ª [concerning] this¹ also,¹ and spareª°¹ me according to the greatnessª of thy mercy.ª" {Neh 13:22}
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