8 Also they shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting, and to the needs of the children of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle.

9 And ^ayou shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to¹ him from among the children of Israel.  ‡

11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

12 “Now behold, ^aI Myself have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the children of Israel. Therefore the Levites shall be ^bMine,  ‡