Numbers 18:4-6
Contemporary English Version
4 No one else is allowed to take care of the sacred tent or do anything connected with it. 5 Follow these instructions, so I won't become angry and punish the Israelites ever again.
6 I alone chose the Levites from all the other tribes to belong to me, and I have given them to you as your helpers.
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Numbers 18:4-6
King James Version
4 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.
5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.
6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
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Numbers 18:4-6
New King James Version
4 They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; (A)but an outsider shall not come near you. 5 And you shall attend to (B)the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, (C)that there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel. 6 Behold, I Myself have (D)taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; (E)they are a gift to you, given by the Lord, to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting.
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