Numbers 8:19-21

Good News Translation

¹⁹ and I assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons, as a gift from the Israelites, to work in the Tent for the people of Israel and to protect the Israelites from the disaster that would strike them if they came too near the Holy Place.”

²⁰ So Moses, Aaron, and all the people of Israel dedicated the Levites, as the Lord commanded Moses. ²¹ The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron dedicated them as a special gift to the Lord. He also performed the ritual of purification for them.