Bible Verses

for every firstborn belongs to me. On the day I struck all the firstborn of the Egyptians, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn of Israel, of both man and beast. They are mine; I am the Lord.”

 “I myself have chosen the Levites from among the sons of Israel, in place of the firstborn, those who open the mother’s womb among the sons of Israel; the Levites, therefore, belong to me,

The Lord spoke to Moses and said:

You are to enroll Aaron and his sons, and they are to carry out the priestly duties. But any layman who comes near is to be put to death.”

You are to give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given to him from the sons of Israel.

They shall take care of the furnishings for the Tent of Meeting and serve me in the Holy Tent as representatives of the sons of Israel.

They are to perform the duties that are laid on him and the entire community before the Tent of Meeting, in their service of the Holy Tent.

“Call for the tribe of Levi and appoint them as servants to Aaron the priest.

The Lord spoke to Moses and said:

Nadab and Abihu died in the presence of the Lord, in the desert of Sinai, when they offered fire that was unlawful. They left no children, so it fell to Eleazar and Ithamar to exercise the priesthood under their father, Aaron.