Numbers 18:2–7

²Also bring with you your brethren of the ^ctribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be ^djoined with you and serve you while you and your sons are with you before the tabernacle of ²witness. ³They shall attend to your ³needs and ^eall the needs of the tabernacle; ^fbut they shall not come near the articles of the sanctuary and the altar, ^glest they die—they and you also. ⁴They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; ^hbut an outsider shall not come near you. ⁵And you shall attend to ⁱthe duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, ^jthat there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel. ⁶Behold, I Myself have ^ktaken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; ^lthey are a gift to you, given by the Lord, to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting. ⁷Therefore ^myou and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and ⁿbehind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a ^ogift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”