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They must serve him and all the Israelites. They must work at the Tent of Meeting and take care of it. They must work on behalf of the Israelites. They must take care of the things that are in the Tent of Meeting. That is how they will serve God. Give the Levites to Aaron and to his descendants. They will be the Israelites who help him. They do not have to do anything else.

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They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community(A) at the tent of meeting by doing the work(B) of the tabernacle. They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle. Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons;(C) they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 3:9 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also 8:16) to me