Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of Elohim but the Lvim: for them hath YY chosen to carry the ark of Elohim, and to minister unto him for ever.
Numbers 3:6 - Israeli Authorized Version Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aharon the kohen, that they may minister unto him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Bring the tribe of Levi near and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. American Standard Version (1901) Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. Common English Bible Bring near the tribe of Levi and place them before Aaron the priest. They will assist him. Catholic Public Domain Version "Bring forward the tribe of Levi, and cause them to stand in the sight of Aaron the priest, in order to minister to him. And let them keep watch outside, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him. And let them watch, |
Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of Elohim but the Lvim: for them hath YY chosen to carry the ark of Elohim, and to minister unto him for ever.
Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aharon for the service of the house of YY , in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of Elohim;
And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aharon their brethren, in the service of the house of YY .
And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Khatites: Heman a singer, the son of Yoel, the son of Shemuel,
My sons, be not now negligent: for YY hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.
And they set the kohanim in their divisions, and the Lvim in their courses, for the service of Elohim, which is at Yerushalayim; as it is written in the book of Moshe.
And ye shall know that I have sent THis Commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith YY -TZvaot.
And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Yisrael for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Lvim in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.
But the Lvim were not numbered among the children of Yisrael; as YY Commanded Moshe.
At that time YY separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of YY , to stand before YY to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.