¹² “Now, behold, I ^(A)have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every ^(B)firstborn, the first offspring of the womb among the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine.

^9 (A)is it ^[a]not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the congregation of Israel, ^(B)to bring you near to Himself, to perform the service of the tabernacle of Yahweh, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;