^{1 Ref} And these `are' births of Aaron and Moses, in the day of Jehovah's speaking with Moses in mount Sinai.

^{2 Ref} And these `are' the names of the sons of Aaron: the first-born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar;

^{3 Ref} these `are' the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whose hand he hath consecrated for acting as priest.

^{4 Ref} And Nadab dieth -- Abihu also -- before Jehovah, in their bringing near strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and sons they had not; and Eleazar -- Ithamar also -- acteth as priest in the presence of Aaron their father.

⁵ And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

^{6 Ref} `Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou hast caused it to stand before Aaron the priest, and they have served him,

^{7 Ref} and kept his charge, and the charge of all the company before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle;

^{8 Ref} and they have kept all the vessels of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle;

^{9 Ref} and thou hast given the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are surely given to him out of the sons of Israel.

^{10 Ref} `And Aaron and his sons thou dost appoint, and they have kept their priesthood, and the stranger who cometh near is put to death.'