And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his [a]sons: for they are given him freely from among the children of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 3:9 Aaron’s sons the Priests served in the Sanctuary in praying for the people and offering sacrifice: the Levites served for the inferior uses of the same.

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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Footnotes

  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