You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Numbers 3:9 in context
Numbers 3:6–12
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“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
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They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
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They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
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You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.
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You shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood, but the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine,
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