Deuteronomy 18:5 - Easy To Read Version Why? Because the Lord your God looked at all your family groups and chose Levi and his descendants [115] to serve him as priests forever. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name [and presence] of the Lord, him and his sons forever. American Standard Version (1901) For Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Jehovah, him and his sons for ever. Common English Bible because the LORD your God selected Levi from all of your tribes to stand and minister in the LORD’s name—both him and his descendants for all time. Catholic Public Domain Version For the Lord your God himself has chosen him out of all your tribes, so that he may stand and minister to the name of the Lord, him and his sons, forever. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the Lord thy God hath chosen him of all thy tribes, to stand and to minister to the name of the Lord: him and his sons for ever. |
Then tie sashes (belts) around their waists. Give them the special hats to wear. At that time they will begin to be priests. They will be priests because of the special law that will continue forever. This is the way you will make Aaron and his sons priests.
Then Moses said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show which person truly belongs to him. The Lord will show which person is truly holy. And the Lord will bring that person near to him. The Lord will choose that man, and the Lord will bring that man near to him.
This is the agreement: He and all of his family that live after him will always be priests. Why? Because he had strong feelings for his God. And he did the things that made the people of Israel pure. [315] ”
“Appoint Aaron and his sons to be priests. They must do their duty and serve as priests. Any other person who tries to come near the holy things [30] must be killed.”
At that time the Lord separated the family group of Levi from the other family groups for his special work. They had the work of carrying the Lord’s Box of the Agreement. [58] They also served as priests before the Lord. And they had the work of blessing people in the Lord’s name. They still do this special work today.
“You must punish any person that refuses to obey the judge or the priest that is there at that time serving the Lord your God. That person must die. You must remove that evil person from Israel.