⁶ I myself have chosen^[a] your brothers the Levites from among the Israelites. They are given to you as a gift from the Lord, to perform the duties^[b] of the tent of meeting. ⁷ But you and your sons with you are responsible for your priestly duties, for everything at the altar and within the curtain. And you must serve. I give you the priesthood as a gift for service, but the unauthorized person who approaches must be put to death.”

The Portion of the Priests

⁸ The Lord spoke to Aaron, “See, I have given you the responsibility for my raised offerings; I have given all the holy things of the Israelites to you as your priestly portion^[c] and to your sons as a perpetual ordinance.