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9 You will give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been assigned as a gift to him from the Israelites.
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Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.
10 You will appoint Aaron and his sons to be responsible for the priesthood. Any other person who approaches will be put to death.
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Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests; anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”
11 The LORD spoke to Moses:
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The LORD also said to Moses,
12 I claim the Levites from the Israelites in place of all the oldest males who open an Israelite womb. The Levites are mine
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“I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,
13 because all the oldest males are mine. When I killed all the oldest males in the land of Egypt, I reserved for myself all the oldest males in Israel, both humans and animals. They are mine; I am the LORD.
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for all the firstborn are mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the LORD.”
14 The LORD spoke to Moses in the Sinai desert:
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The LORD said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,
15 Enroll the Levites by their households and their clans. You will enroll all the males over one month old.
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“Count the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more.”
16 Moses enrolled them according to the LORD's word as he was commanded.
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So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the LORD.
17 These were Levi's sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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These were the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
18 These were the names of Gershon's sons by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
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These were the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei.
19 Kohath's sons by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The Kohathite clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
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