Numbers 18:6-8
Revised Standard Version
6 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. 7 And you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift,[a] and any one else who comes near shall be put to death.”
The Priests’ Portion
8 Then the Lord said to Aaron, “And behold, I have given you whatever is kept of the offerings made to me, all the consecrated things of the people of Israel; I have given them to you as a portion, and to your sons as a perpetual due.
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- Numbers 18:7 Heb service of gift
Numbers 18:6-8
New International Version
6 I myself have selected your fellow Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you,(A) dedicated to the Lord to do the work at the tent of meeting.(B) 7 But only you and your sons may serve as priests in connection with everything at the altar and inside the curtain.(C) I am giving you the service of the priesthood as a gift.(D) Anyone else who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.(E)”
Offerings for Priests and Levites
8 Then the Lord said to Aaron, “I myself have put you in charge of the offerings presented to me; all the holy offerings the Israelites give me I give to you and your sons as your portion,(F) your perpetual share.(G)
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