⁸ At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi^(A) to carry the ark of the covenant^(B) of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister^(C) and to pronounce blessings^(D) in his name, as they still do today.^(E)

⁷ he may minister in the name^(A) of the Lord his God like all his fellow Levites who serve there in the presence of the Lord.

³⁰ They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord. They were to do the same in the evening^(A)

¹¹ My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before him and serve him,^(A) to minister^(B) before him and to burn incense.”

⁵ “Stand in the holy place with a group of Levites for each subdivision of the families of your fellow Israelites, the lay people.