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- "But the Levitesª shall pitchª° round aboutª the tabernacleª of testimony,ª that there be¹ no¹ wrathª upon¹ the congregationª of the childrenª of Israel:ª and the Levitesª shall keepª°¹ the chargeª of the tabernacleª of testimony.ª" {Num 1:53} + "And thou shalt takeª°¹ the Levitesª for me (I¹ [am] the LORD)ª instead of¹ all¹ the firstbornª among the childrenª of Israel;ª and the cattleª of the Levitesª instead of¹ all¹ the firstlingsª among the cattleª of the childrenª of Israel.ª ... Takeª°¹ the Levitesª instead of¹ all¹ the firstbornª among the childrenª of Israel,ª and the cattleª of the Levitesª instead of¹ their cattle;ª and the Levitesª shall be¹ mine: I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Num 3:41-45} + "Thus shalt thou separateª°¹ the Levitesª from amongª¹ the childrenª of Israel:ª and the Levitesª shall be¹ mine. ... For¹ they¹ [are] wholly givenª° unto me from amongª¹ the childrenª of Israel;ª instead of¹ such as openª every¹ womb,ª [even instead of] the firstbornª of all¹ the childrenª¹ of Israel,ª have I takenª° them unto me." {Num 8:14-16} + "And¹ thy brethrenª also¹ of the tribeª of Levi,ª the tribeª of thy father,ª bringª° thou with¹ thee, that they may be joinedª° unto¹ thee, and ministerª° unto thee: but thou¹ and thy sonsª with¹ thee [shall minister] beforeª the tabernacleª of witness.ª ... And I,¹ behold,¹ I have takenª°¹ your brethrenª the Levitesª from amongª¹ the childrenª of Israel:ª to you [they are] givenª° [as] a giftª for the LORD,ª to doª°¹ the serviceª of the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {Num 18:2-6} + "At that¹ timeª the LORDª separatedª°¹ the tribeª of Levi,ª to bearª°¹ the arkª of the covenantª of the LORD,ª to standª° beforeª the LORDª to ministerª° unto him, and to blessª° in his name,ª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {Deu 10:8} + "And saidª° unto the Levitesª that taughtª²°° all¹ Israel,ª which were holyª unto the LORD,ª Putª°¹ the holyª arkª in the houseª which¹ Solomonª the sonª of Davidª kingª of Israelª did build;ª° [it shall] not¹ [be] a burdenª upon [your] shoulders:ª serveª° now¹¹ the LORDª your God,ª and his peopleª Israel,ª" {2Ch 35:3} + "And at that¹ timeª were some²¹ appointedª° over¹ the chambersª for the treasures,ª for the offerings,ª for the firstfruits,ª and for the tithes,ª to gatherª° into them out of the fieldsª of the citiesª the portionsª of the lawª for the priestsª and Levites:ª for¹ Judahª rejoicedª for¹ the priestsª and for¹ the Levitesª that waited.ª°" {Neh 12:44} + "And¹¹ the Levitesª that¹ are gone away farª° from¹¹ me, when Israelª went astray,ª° which¹ went astray¹ away²° from¹¹ me afterª their idols;ª they shall even bearª° their iniquity.ª ... Yet they shall be¹ ministersª° in my sanctuary,ª [having] chargeª at¹ the gatesª of the house,ª and ministeringª°¹ to the house:ª they¹ shall slayª°¹ the burnt offeringª and the sacrificeª for the people,ª and they¹ shall standª° beforeª them to ministerª° unto them." {Ezk 44:10-11} + "Asª theyª ministeredª° to the¹ Lord,ª andª fasted,ª° the¹ Holyª Ghostª said,ª°² Separateª°¹ meªª Barnabasª andª Saulª forª the¹ workª whereuntoª I have calledª° them.ª" {Act 13:2}
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