⁹ You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his descendants; they are unreservedly given to him from among the Israelites.^(A)

¹⁹ Moreover, I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to do the service for the Israelites at the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the Israelites, in order that there may be no plague among the Israelites for coming too close to the sanctuary.”^(A)

¹¹ He himself granted that some are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers^(A)

⁸ Therefore it is said,

⁶ It is I who now take your brother Levites from among the Israelites; they are now yours as a gift, dedicated to the Lord, to perform the service of the tent of meeting.^{(A) 7} But you and your sons with you shall diligently perform your priestly duties in all that concerns the altar and the area behind the curtain. I give your priesthood as a gift;^[a] any outsider who approaches shall be put to death.”^(B)