⁵ “You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar,^(A) so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again. ⁶ I myself have selected your fellow Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you,^(B) dedicated to the Lord to do the work at the tent of meeting.^{(C) 7} But only you and your sons may serve as priests in connection with everything at the altar and inside the curtain.^(D) I am giving you the service of the priesthood as a gift.^(E) Anyone else who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.^(F)”