Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him[a] from the Israelites.(A)

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  1. Numbers 3:9 Some Hb mss, LXX, Sam read Me; Nm 8:16

Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons;(A) they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.[a]

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  1. Numbers 3:9 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also 8:16) to me

Look, I have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift for you,[a] assigned by the Lord to work at the tent of meeting.

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  1. Numbers 18:6 LXX, Syr, Vg omit for you

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)

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