And thoseindeedof the sonsof Leviwho receivethe priest's officehavecommandmentin the Lawto collect a tenthfrom the people,that is, from their brethren,althoughthese are descendedfrom Abraham.
Godalso saidto him, "I am GodAlmighty;Be fruitfuland multiply;A nationand a companyof nationsshall comefrom you, And kingsshall comeforthfrom you.
Allthe personsbelonging to Jacob,who cameto Egypt,his directdescendants,not includingthe wivesof Jacob'ssons,[were] sixty-sixpersonsin all,
Neverthelessyou shall not buildthe house,but your sonwho will be bornto you, he will buildthe housefor My name.'
I also discoveredthat the portionsof the Leviteshad not been given[them], so that the Levitesand the singerswho performedthe servicehad goneaway,eachto his own field.
Allthe personswho camefrom the loinsof Jacobwere seventyin number,but Josephwas [already] in Egypt.
"Then bringnearto yourself Aaronyour brother,and his sonswith him, from amongthe sonsof Israel,to ministeras priestto Me-- Aaron,Nadaband Abihu,Eleazarand Ithamar,Aaron'ssons.
"But you and your sonswith you shall attendto your priesthoodfor everythingconcerningthe altarand insidethe veil,and you are to performservice.I am givingyou the priesthoodas a bestowedservice,but the outsiderwho comesnearshall be putto death."
"Whenyou have finishedpayingallthe titheof your increasein the thirdyear,the yearof tithing,then you shall giveit to the Levite,to the stranger,to the orphanand to the widow,that they may eatin your townsand be satisfied.
And noonetakesthe honorto himself,but [receives it] when he is calledby God,evenas Aaronwas.
for he was stillin the loinsof his fatherwhenMelchizedekmethim.
