Then the LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
and the Leviticalpriestsshall neverlacka manbeforeMe to offerburntofferings,to burngrain offeringsand to preparesacrificescontinually.'"
"Yet they shall be ministersin My sanctuary,having oversightat the gatesof the houseand ministeringin the house;they shall slaughterthe burntofferingand the sacrificefor the people,and they shall standbeforethem to ministerto them.
"But bringwith you alsoyour brothers,the tribeof Levi,the tribeof your father,that they may be joinedwith you and serveyou, while you and your sonswith you are beforethe tentof the testimony.
But Nadaband Abihudiedbeforethe LORDwhen they offeredstrangefirebeforethe LORDin the wildernessof Sinai;and they hadnochildren.So Eleazarand Ithamarservedas priestsin the lifetimeof their fatherAaron.
"Bringthe tribeof Levinearand setthem beforeAaronthe priest,that they may servehim.
"Aaronthen shall presentthe Levitesbeforethe LORDas a waveofferingfrom the sonsof Israel,that they may qualifyto performthe serviceof the LORD.
