Then Dawiḏ said, “No one is to lift the ark of Elohim but the Lĕwites, for יהוה has chosen them to lift the ark of Elohim and to serve Him forever.”
Numbers 3:9 - The Scriptures 2009 “And you shall give the Lĕwites to Aharon and his sons. They are the given ones, given to him from among the children of Yisra’ĕl. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you shall give the Levites [as servants and helpers] to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the Israelites. American Standard Version (1901) And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel. Common English Bible You will give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been assigned as a gift to him from the Israelites. Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall give the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons; for they have been delivered to them by the sons of Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift, |
Then Dawiḏ said, “No one is to lift the ark of Elohim but the Lĕwites, for יהוה has chosen them to lift the ark of Elohim and to serve Him forever.”
And these are the ones who stood with their sons: Of the sons of the Qehathites were Hĕman the singer, son of Yo’ĕl, son of Shemu’ĕl,
And they appointed the priests to their divisions and the Lĕwites to their divisions, over the service of Elah in Yerushalayim, as it is written in the Book of Mosheh.
and of the Nethinim, whom Dawiḏ and the leaders had appointed for the service of the Lĕwites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all of them designated by name.
“Is it little to you that the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl has separated you from the congregation of Yisra’ĕl, to bring you near to Himself, to perform the service of the Dwelling Place of יהוה, and to stand before the congregation to serve them,
“But bring with you your brothers of the tribe of Lĕwi too, the tribe of your father to join you and serve you while you and your sons are with you before the Tent of the Witness.
“And they shall guard all the furnishings of the Tent of Appointment, and the duty of the children of Yisra’ĕl, to do the service of the Dwelling Place.
“Thus you shall separate the Lĕwites from among the children of Yisra’ĕl, and the Lĕwites shall be Mine.
“For they are given ones, given to Me from among the children of Yisra’ĕl. I have taken them for Myself instead of all who open the womb, the first-born of all the children of Yisra’ĕl.
“And I have taken the Lĕwites instead of all the first-born of the children of Yisra’ĕl.
“And I have given the Lĕwites as a gift to Aharon and his sons from among the children of Yisra’ĕl, to do the service of the children of Yisra’ĕl in the Tent of Appointment, and to make atonement for the children of Yisra’ĕl, that there be no plague among the children of Yisra’ĕl when the children of Yisra’ĕl come near the set-apart place.”
And He Himself gave some as emissaries, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as shepherds and teachers
That is why it says, “When He went up on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”