¹⁴ “Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and ^(A)the Levites shall be mine.

⁸ At that time ^(A)the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi ^(B)to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord ^(C)to stand before the Lord to minister to him and ^(D)to bless in his name, to this day.