Deuteronomy 33:9–10

who said of his father and mother,

‘I regard them not’;

he disowned his brothers

and ignored his children.

For they observed your word

and kept your covenant.

They shall teach Jacob your rules

and Israel your law;

they shall put incense before you

and whole burnt offerings on your altar.

He said of his father and mother,

‘I have no regard for them.’

He did not recognize his brothers

or acknowledge his own children,

but he watched over your word

and guarded your covenant.

He teaches your precepts to Jacob

and your law to Israel.

He offers incense before you

and whole burnt offerings on your altar.

He said about his father and mother,

“I do not regard them.”

He disregarded his brothers

and didn’t acknowledge his sons,

for they kept your word

and maintained your covenant.

They will teach your ordinances to Jacob

and your instruction to Israel;

they will set incense before you

and whole burnt offerings on your altar.

The Levites obeyed your word

and guarded your covenant.

They were more loyal to you

than to their own parents.

They ignored their relatives

and did not acknowledge their own children.

They teach your regulations to Jacob;

they give your instructions to Israel.

They present incense before you

and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.

The one saying of his father and of his mother,

‘I have not regarded them,’

and his brothers he did not acknowledge,

and his children he did not know,

but rather they observed your word,

and your covenant they kept.

They taught your regulations to Jacob,

and your law to Israel;

they placed incense smoke before you,

and whole burnt offerings on your altar.

Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him;

Neither did he acknowledge his brethren,

Nor knew his own children:

For they have observed thy word,

And kept thy covenant.

They shall teach Jacob thy judgments,

And Israel thy law:

They shall put incense before thee,

And whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.