Numbers 18:2–7

²And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be ^cjoined unto thee, and ^dminister unto thee: but ^ethou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness. ³And they shall keep thy charge, and ^fthe charge of all the tabernacle: ^gonly they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, ^hthat neither they, nor ye also, die. ⁴And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: ⁱand a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. ⁵And ye shall ^kkeep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: ^lthat there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel. ⁶And I, behold, I have ^mtaken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: ⁿto you they are given as a gift for the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. ⁷Therefore thou and thy sons with thee ^oshall keep your priest’s office for every thing of the altar, and ^pwithin the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest’s office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.