²¹ In the tent of meeting outside the curtain that is in front of the testimony,^(A) Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamp^(B) from evening until morning before the Lord. This is to be a permanent statute^(C) for the Israelites throughout their generations.

²⁸ Out of all the tribes of Israel, I chose your house^[a] to be my priests, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in my presence.^(A) I also gave your forefather’s family all the Israelite food offerings.

Aaron, along with his descendants,^(B) was set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of the Lord,^(C) to minister to him, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.

⁹ it happened that he was chosen by lot,^(A) according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.^(B)