"At that¹ timeª the LORDª separatedª°¹ the tribeª of Levi,ª to bearª°¹ the arkª of the covenantª of the LORD,ª to standª° beforeª the LORDª to ministerª° unto him, and to blessª° in his name,ª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {Deu 10:8} + "And the manª that¹ will doª° presumptuously,ª and will not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ the priestª that standethª° to ministerª° there¹ before¹ the LORDª thy God,ª or¹ unto¹ the judge,ª° even that¹ manª shall die:ª° and thou shalt put awayª° the evilª from Israel.ª¹" {Deu 17:12} + "And takeª° thou¹ unto¹ thee¹ Aaronª thy brother,ª and his sonsª with¹ him, from amongª¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª that he may minister unto me in the priest's office,ª° [even] Aaron,ª Nadabª and Abihu,ª Eleazarª and Ithamar,ª Aaron'sª sons.ª ... And twoª chainsª [of] pureª goldª at the ends;ª [of] wreathenª workª shalt thou makeª° them, and fastenª°¹ the wreathenª chainsª to¹ the ouches.ª" {Exd 28:1-14} + "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 3:10} + "And he spakeª° unto¹ Korahª and unto¹ all¹ his company,ª saying,ª° Even to morrowª the LORDª will shewª°¹ who¹ [are] his, and [who is] holy;ª and will cause [him] to come nearª° unto¹ him: even [him] whom¹ he hath chosenª° will he cause to come nearª° unto¹ him." {Num 16:5} + "[Seemeth it but] a small thingª unto¹ you, that¹ the Godª of Israelª hath separatedª° you from the congregationª¹ of Israel,ª to bring you nearª°¹ to¹ himself to doª°¹ the serviceª of the tabernacleª of the LORD,ª and to standª° beforeª the congregationª to ministerª° unto them? ... And he hath brought thee nearª°¹ [to him], and all¹ thy brethrenª the sonsª of Leviª with¹ thee: and seekª° ye the priesthoodª also?¹" {Num 16:9-10} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] the man'sª rod,ª whom¹ I shall choose,ª° shall blossom:ª° and I will make to ceaseª° from¹¹ me¹ the murmuringsª of the childrenª of Israel,ª whereby¹ they¹ murmurª° against¹ you. ... And Mosesª brought outª°¹ all¹ the rodsª from beforeª¹ the LORDª unto¹ all¹ the childrenª of Israel:ª and they looked,ª° and tookª° every manª his rod.ª" {Num 17:5-9} + "And he shall have¹ it, and his seedª afterª him, [even] the covenantª of an everlastingª priesthood;ª becauseª¹ he was zealousª° for his God,ª and made an atonementª° for¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Num 25:13} |