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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.

10 So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, ^aand they shall attend to their priesthood; ^bbut the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

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,

13 because ^aall the firstborn are Mine. ^bOn the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They shall be Mine: I am the Lord.”

Census of the Levites Commanded

14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying:

15 “Number the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families; you shall number ^aevery male from a month old and above.”

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Aaron and his sons - shall wait on their priest' s office - It was the business of the priests to offer the different sacrifices to God; to consecrate the shew-bread, pour out the libations, burn the incense, sprinkle the blood of the victims, and bless the people. In a word, they were the servants of God alone.

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