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4 They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; abut an outsider shall not come near you.  
5 And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and athe duties of the altar, bthat there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel.  
6 Behold, I Myself have ataken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; bthey are a gift to you, given by the Lord, to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting.  
7 Therefore ayou and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and bbehind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a cgift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”  

Offerings for Support of the Priests

8 And the Lord spoke to Aaron: “Here, aI Myself have also given you charge of My heave offerings, all the holy gifts of the children of Israel; I have given them bas a portion to you and your sons, as an ordinance forever.  
9 This shall be yours of the most holy things reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every agrain offering and every bsin offering and every ctrespass offering which they render to Me, shall be most holy for you and your sons.  
Verse Comparison: Numbers 18:6

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American Standard Version
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are a gift, given unto Jehovah, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

Amplified® Bible
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the Israelites; to you they are a gift, given to the Lord, to do the [menial] service of the Tent of Meeting.

Contemporary English Version
I alone chose the Levites from all the other tribes to belong to me, and I have given them to you as your helpers.

Darby English Version
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren, the Levites, from among the children of Israel; to you are they given as a gift for Jehovah to perform the service of the tent of meeting.

Good News Bible
I am the one who has chosen your relatives the Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you. They are dedicated to me, so that they can carry out their duties in the Tent.

King James Version
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I Myself have taken your fellow Levites from among the sons of Israel; they are a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD, to perform the service for the tent of meeting.

New International Version
I myself have selected your fellow Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to do the work at the Tent of Meeting.

New King James Version
Behold, I Myself have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; they are a gift to you, given by the LORD, to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, I Myself have taken your fellow Levites from among the sons of Israel; I give them as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD, to perform the service for the tent of meeting.

Revised Standard Version
And behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the people of Israel; they are a gift to you, given to the LORD, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

Young's Literal Translation
`And I, lo, I have taken your brethren the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel; to you a gift they are given by Jehovah, to do the service of the tent of meeting;


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