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Deuteronomy 10:8

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10:8At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi13 to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to formulate blessings14 in his name, as they do to this very day.

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Footnotes

  1. 13 The Lord set apart the tribe of Levi. This was not the initial commissioning of the tribe of Levi to this ministry (cf. Num 3:11–13; 8:12–26), but with Aaron’s death it seemed appropriate to Moses to reiterate Levi’s responsibilities. There is no reference in the Book of Numbers to this having been done, but the account of Eleazar’s succession to the priesthood there (Num 20:25–28) would provide a setting for this to have occurred.
  2. 14 To formulate blessings. The most famous example of this is the priestly “blessing formula” of Num 6:24–26.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord to stand before the Lord to minister to him and to bless in his name, to this day.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister and to pronounce blessings in his name, as they still do today.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to pronounce blessings in his name, as it is today.

NLTNew Living Translation

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, and to stand before the Lord as his ministers, and to pronounce blessings in his name. These are their duties to this day.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to stand before Yahweh, to serve him and to bless the people in his name until this day.

KJV 1900King James Version

At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.