Numbers 1:53

53But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no awrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. bAnd the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.”

Numbers 3:41-45

41 cAnd you shall take the Levites for me—I am the Lordinstead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the people of Israel.” 42So Moses listed all the firstborn among the people of Israel, as the Lord commanded him. 43And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names, from a month old and upward as listed were 22,273.

44And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 45 dTake the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. The Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.

Numbers 8:14-16

14“Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and ethe Levites shall be mine. 15And after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a fwave offering. 16For they are gwholly given to me from among the people of Israel. hInstead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself.

Numbers 18:2-6

2And with you bring your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may ijoin you and jminister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony. 3They shall keep guard over you and kover the whole tent, lbut shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary or to the altar mlest they, and you, die. 4They shall join you and keep guard over the tent of meeting for all the service of the tent, nand no outsider shall come near you. 5And you shall okeep guard over the sanctuary and over the altar, pthat there may never again be wrath on the people of Israel. 6 qAnd behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. rThey are a gift to you, given to the Lord, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

Deuteronomy 10:8

8At that time sthe Lord set apart the tribe of Levi tto carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord uto stand before the Lord to minister to him and vto bless in his name, to this day.

2 Chronicles 35:3

3And he said to the Levites wwho taught all Israel and who were holy to the Lord, “Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. You need not carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel.

Nehemiah 12:44

Service at the Temple

44 xOn that day men were appointed over the storerooms, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the Law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered.
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