Didn’t I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? Didn’t I give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?

在以色列众支派中，我不是拣选人作我的祭司，使他烧香，在我坛上献祭，在我面前穿以弗得，又将以色列人所献的火祭都赐给你父家吗？

在以色列众支派中，我不是拣选他作我的祭司，上我的祭坛，烧香，在我面前穿以弗得吗？我不是将以色列人所献的火祭都赐给你祖宗的家吗？

在以色列众支派中，我不是拣选他作我的祭司，上我的祭坛，烧香，在我面前穿以弗得吗？我不是将以色列人所献的火祭都赐给你祖宗的家吗？

我在以色列各支派中选出你的先祖做我的祭司，在我的祭坛上献祭烧香，穿着以弗得事奉我。我把以色列人献的火祭都赐给你先祖家。

我不是从以色列众支派中，选出他们作我的祭司，上我的坛烧香，在我面前穿以弗得吗？我不是把以色列人所献的火祭，都赐给了你的父家吗？

我不是从以色列所有支派中拣选了他们作我的祭司吗？我让他们上我的祭坛烧香，在我面前佩戴以弗得，把以色列子民的各种火祭都赐给了你的父家。

在以色列眾支派中，我不是揀選人作我的祭司，使他燒香，在我壇上獻祭，在我面前穿以弗得，又將以色列人所獻的火祭都賜給你父家嗎？

在以色列眾支派中，我不是揀選他作我的祭司，上我的祭壇，燒香，在我面前穿以弗得嗎？我不是將以色列人所獻的火祭都賜給你祖宗的家嗎？

在以色列眾支派中，我不是揀選他作我的祭司，上我的祭壇，燒香，在我面前穿以弗得嗎？我不是將以色列人所獻的火祭都賜給你祖宗的家嗎？

我在以色列各支派中選出你的先祖做我的祭司，在我的祭壇上獻祭燒香，穿著以弗得事奉我。我把以色列人獻的火祭都賜給你先祖家。

我不是從以色列眾支派中，選出他們作我的祭司，上我的壇燒香，在我面前穿以弗得嗎？我不是把以色列人所獻的火祭，都賜給了你的父家嗎？

我不是在以色列眾族派中揀選了他們做我的祭司，上我的祭壇，燻肉香，在我面前帶着以弗得麼？又不是將以色列人所獻的火祭都賜給你祖宗的家麼？

我不是從以色列所有支派中揀選了他們作我的祭司嗎？我讓他們上我的祭壇燒香，在我面前佩戴以弗得，把以色列子民的各種火祭都賜給了你的父家。

以色列支派中、我非簡彼為我祭司、使焚香於我壇、衣聖衣於我前乎、以色列族所獻之火祭、我非賜爾祖之家乎、

以色列眾支派中、我簡爾祖為祭司、使獻祭於壇、爇芬芳、衣公服於我前、以色列族燔而獻我者、我於其中以歸爾祖之家。

在以色列眾支派中、選爾祖為我之祭司、於我祭臺上獻祭焚香、於我祭臺上獻祭焚香原文作上我祭臺焚香衣以弗得於我前、以以色列人所獻之祭、祭原文作火祭賜爾祖之家、

I chose your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings presented by the Israelites.

At that time, I chose Aaron from your family line to be my priest. I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel. I told him to go up to my altar. I told him to burn incense. I chose him to wear a linen apron when he served me. I also gave his family all the food offerings presented by the Israelites.

Did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? I gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel.

I chose your ancestor Aaron from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the priestly vest as he served me. And I assigned the sacrificial offerings to you priests.

Out of all the tribes of Israel, I chose your house to be my priests, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in my presence. I also gave your forefather’s family all the Israelite food offerings.

Did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to carry an ephod before Me? And did I not give to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel?

Did I not choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod before Me? And did I not give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?

and did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up unto mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?

Out of all the tribes of Israel, I selected your house to be priests, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave your house all the Israelite fire offerings.

And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel[ to be] my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

I chose your ancestor from all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifice on my altar, to burn incense, and to bear the ephod before me. I gave to your ancestor’s house all the fire offerings made by the Israelites.

“ Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office: Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

He put the tunic on him, tied the sash on him, clothed him with the robe, put the ephod on him, and he tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod on him and fastened it to him with it.He placed the breastplate on him. He put the Urim and Thummim in the breastplate.

For the waved breast and the heaved thigh I have taken from the children of Israel out of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons as their portion forever from the children of Israel.’”This is the consecrated portion of Aaron, and the consecrated portion of his sons, out of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister to Yahweh in the priest’s office;

These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a fitted tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.

All the wave offerings of the holy things which the children of Israel offer to Yahweh, I have given you and your sons and your daughters with you, as a portion forever. It is a covenant of salt forever before Yahweh to you and to your offspring with you.”

The waved breast and the heaved thigh you shall eat in a clean place, you, and your sons, and your daughters with you: for they are given as your portion, and your sons’ portion, out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the children of Israel.The heaved thigh and the waved breast they shall bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It shall be yours, and your sons’ with you, as a portion forever, as Yahweh has commanded.”

“‘ As is the sin offering, so is the trespass offering; there is one law for them. The priest who makes atonement with them shall have it.The priest who offers any man’s burnt offering shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering which he has offered.

That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is a most holy part of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire.

That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is a most holy part of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire.

That which is left of it Aaron and his sons shall eat. It shall be eaten without yeast in a holy place. They shall eat it in the court of the Tent of Meeting.

Every heave offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they present to the priest, shall be his.Every man’s holy things shall be his; whatever any man gives the priest, it shall be his.’”

The right thigh you shall give to the priest for a heave offering out of the sacrifices of your peace offerings.

Yahweh said to Aaron,“ You and your sons and your fathers’ house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.Bring your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, near with you, that they may be joined to you, and minister to you; but you and your sons with you shall be before the Tent of the Testimony.They shall keep your commands and the duty of the whole Tent; only they shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary and to the altar, that they not die, neither they nor you.They shall be joined to you and keep the responsibility of the Tent of Meeting, for all the service of the Tent. A stranger shall not come near to you.“ You shall perform the duty of the sanctuary and the duty of the altar, that there be no more wrath on the children of Israel.Behold, I myself have taken your brothers the Levites from among the children of Israel. They are a gift to you, dedicated to Yahweh, to do the service of the Tent of Meeting.You and your sons with you shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar, and for that within the veil. You shall serve. I give you the service of the priesthood as a gift. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”Yahweh spoke to Aaron,“ Behold, I myself have given you the command of my wave offerings, even all the holy things of the children of Israel. I have given them to you by reason of the anointing, and to your sons, as a portion forever.

“ They shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skillful workman.It shall have two shoulder straps joined to the two ends of it, that it may be joined together.The skillfully woven band, which is on it, shall be like its work and of the same piece; of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel.Six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, in the order of their birth.With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel. You shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold.You shall put the two stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel. Aaron shall bear their names before Yahweh on his two shoulders for a memorial.You shall make settings of gold,and two chains of pure gold; you shall make them like cords of braided work. You shall put the braided chains on the settings.“ You shall make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, you shall make it.It shall be square and folded double; a span shall be its length, and a span its width.You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.You shall make on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.You shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.The other two ends of the two braided chains you shall put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in its forepart.You shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.You shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two shoulder straps of the ephod underneath, in its forepart, close by its coupling, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate may not swing out from the ephod.Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before Yahweh continually.You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before Yahweh. Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.

It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.”Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods.Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.

Of the blue, purple, and scarlet, they made finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as Yahweh commanded Moses.He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.They beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in with the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen, the work of the skillful workman.They made shoulder straps for it, joined together. It was joined together at the two ends.The skillfully woven band that was on it, with which to fasten it on, was of the same piece, like its work: of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, as Yahweh commanded Moses.They worked the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, engraved with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.He put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall wash them with water.You shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastplate, and clothe him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod.You shall set the turban on his head, and put the holy crown on the turban.Then you shall take the anointing oil, and pour it on his head, and anoint him.You shall bring his sons, and put tunics on them.You shall clothe them with belts, Aaron and his sons, and bind headbands on them. They shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute. You shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.“ You shall bring the bull before the Tent of Meeting; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull.You shall kill the bull before Yahweh at the door of the Tent of Meeting.You shall take of the blood of the bull, and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; and you shall pour out all the blood at the base of the altar.You shall take all the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.But the meat of the bull, and its skin, and its dung, you shall burn with fire outside of the camp. It is a sin offering.“ You shall also take the one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram.You shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood, and sprinkle it around on the altar.You shall cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its innards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.You shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to Yahweh; it is a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh.“ You shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram.Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot; and sprinkle the blood around on the altar.You shall take of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron, and on his garments, and on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be made holy, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.Also you shall take some of the ram’s fat, the fat tail, the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, the fat that is on them, and the right thigh( for it is a ram of consecration),and one loaf of bread, one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before Yahweh.You shall put all of this in Aaron’s hands, and in his sons’ hands, and shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh.You shall take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar on the burnt offering, for a pleasant aroma before Yahweh: it is an offering made by fire to Yahweh.“ You shall take the breast of Aaron’s ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It shall be your portion.You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the wave offering, which is waved, and which is raised up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons.It shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the children of Israel; for it is a wave offering. It shall be a wave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, even their wave offering to Yahweh.“ The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to be consecrated in them.Seven days shall the son who is priest in his place put them on, when he comes into the Tent of Meeting to minister in the holy place.“ You shall take the ram of consecration and boil its meat in a holy place.Aaron and his sons shall eat the meat of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, at the door of the Tent of Meeting.They shall eat those things with which atonement was made, to consecrate and sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat of it, because they are holy.If anything of the meat of the consecration, or of the bread, remains to the morning, then you shall burn the remainder with fire. It shall not be eaten, because it is holy.“ You shall do so to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. You shall consecrate them seven days.Every day you shall offer the bull of sin offering for atonement. You shall cleanse the altar when you make atonement for it. You shall anoint it, to sanctify it.Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall be holy.

He said to Korah and to all his company,“ In the morning, Yahweh will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him. Even him whom he shall choose, he will cause to come near to him.

The priests and the Levites— all the tribe of Levi— shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings of Yahweh made by fire and his portion.They shall have no inheritance among their brothers. Yahweh is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.This shall be the priests’ due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give to the priest: the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the inner parts.You shall give him the first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep.For Yahweh your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in Yahweh’s name, him and his sons forever.If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel where he lives, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which Yahweh shall choose,then he shall minister in the name of Yahweh his God, as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before Yahweh.They shall have like portions to eat, in addition to that which comes from the sale of his family possessions.

Nathan said to David,“ You are the man. This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says:‘ I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.