- I have given:
- "Bring²° the tribe² of Levi² near,ª°¹¹¹ and presentª° them beforeª Aaronª the priest,ª that they may ministerª° unto him. ... And thou shalt giveª°¹ the Levitesª unto Aaronª and to his sons:ª they¹ [are] wholly givenª° unto him out of¹¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Num 3:6-9} + "And¹ thy brethrenª also¹ of the tribeª of Levi,ª the tribeª of thy father,ª bringª° thou with¹ thee, that they may be joinedª° unto¹ thee, and ministerª° unto thee: but thou¹ and thy sonsª with¹ thee [shall minister] beforeª the tabernacleª of witness.ª ... And I,¹ behold,¹ I have takenª°¹ your brethrenª the Levitesª from amongª¹ the childrenª of Israel:ª to you [they are] givenª° [as] a giftª for the LORD,ª to doª°¹ the serviceª of the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {Num 18:2-6} + "Because¹ their officeª [was] to wait² on¹ the sonsª of Aaronª for the serviceª of the houseª of the LORD,ª in¹ the courts,ª and in¹ the chambers,ª and in¹ the purifyingª of all¹ holy things,ª and the workª of the serviceª of the houseª of God;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 23:28-32} + "Yet they shall be¹ ministersª° in my sanctuary,ª [having] chargeª at¹ the gatesª of the house,ª and ministeringª°¹ to the house:ª they¹ shall slayª°¹ the burnt offeringª and the sacrificeª for the people,ª and they¹ shall standª° beforeª them to ministerª° unto them. ... But I will makeª° them keepersª° of the chargeª of the house,ª for all¹ the serviceª thereof, and for all¹ that¹ shall be doneª° therein." {Ezk 44:11-14}
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