^{6 Ref} "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

^{7 Ref} They shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

^{8 Ref} They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

^{9 Ref} You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.