Theseare the namesof the sonsof Aaron,the anointedpriests,whomhe ordainedto serveas priests.
Daviddividedthem into divisionsaccording to the sonsof Levi:Gershon,Kohath,and Merari.
"You shall putthem on Aaronyour brotherand on his sonswith him; and you shall anointthem and ordainthem and consecratethem, that they may serveMe as priests.
"You shall putthe holygarmentson Aaronand anointhim and consecratehim, that he may ministeras a priestto Me.
and you shall anointthem evenas you have anointedtheir father,that they may ministeras prieststo Me; and their anointingwill qualifythem for a perpetualpriesthoodthroughout their generations."
Then he pouredsomeof the anointingoilon Aaron'sheadand anointedhim, to consecratehim.
So Mosestooksomeof the anointingoiland someof the bloodwhichwas on the altarand sprinkledit on Aaron,on his garments,on his sons,and on the garmentsof his sonswith him; and he consecratedAaron,his garments,and his sons,and the garmentsof his sonswith him.
But Nadaband Abihudiedbeforethe LORDwhen they offeredstrangefirebeforethe LORDin the wildernessof Sinai;and they hadnochildren.So Eleazarand Ithamarservedas priestsin the lifetimeof their fatherAaron.
For the Lawappointsmenas high priestswho are weak,but the wordof the oath,which came afterthe Law,[appoints] a Son,made perfectforever.
