But also bring your relatives with you from the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, so they may join you and assist you and your sons in front of the tent of the testimony.(A) They are to perform duties for you and for the whole tent. They must not come near the sanctuary equipment or the altar; otherwise, both they and you will die. They are to join you and guard the tent of meeting, doing all the work at the tent, but no unauthorized person may come near you.

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Bring your fellow Levites from your ancestral tribe to join you and assist you when you and your sons minister(A) before the tent of the covenant law. They are to be responsible to you(B) and are to perform all the duties of the tent,(C) but they must not go near the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar. Otherwise both they and you will die.(D) They are to join you and be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting—all the work at the tent—and no one else may come near where you are.(E)

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