For the LORD your God has chosen them and their sons from all your tribes to stand and serve in his name permanently.

因为耶和华你的神从你各支派中将他拣选出来，使他和他子孙永远奉耶和华的名侍立，侍奉。

因为耶和华—你的上帝从你众支派中拣选他，使他和他子孙永远奉耶和华的名侍立、事奉。

因为耶和华—你的神从你众支派中拣选他，使他和他子孙永远奉耶和华的名侍立、事奉。

因为你们的上帝耶和华从各支派中拣选了利未人，让他们世代奉祂的名事奉。

因为耶和华你的神从你的各支派中把他拣选出来，使他和他的子孙，可以常常奉耶和华的名侍立供祭司的职。

因為耶和華－你的神從你各支派中將他揀選出來，使他和他子孫永遠奉耶和華的名侍立，事奉。

因為耶和華－你的上帝從你眾支派中揀選他，使他和他子孫永遠奉耶和華的名侍立、事奉。

因為耶和華－你的神從你眾支派中揀選他，使他和他子孫永遠奉耶和華的名侍立、事奉。

因為你們的上帝耶和華從各支派中揀選了利未人，讓他們世代奉祂的名事奉。

因為耶和華你的神從你的各支派中把他揀選出來，使他和他的子孫，可以常常奉耶和華的名侍立供祭司的職。

因為永恆主你的上帝從你的眾族派中將他揀選出來，使他和他的子孫日日不斷地奉永恆主的名站着供職。

蓋爾上帝耶和華於爾諸支派中、選彼及其子孫、藉耶和華之名、侍立服役、歷世靡暨、○

蓋爾上帝耶和華、於諸支派中遴選祭司、爰及子孫、使永立於前、憑藉其名、以供役事。

蓋主爾之天主、於爾諸支派中選擇祭司及其子孫、託主名侍立奉事、永遠不替、

for the Lord your God has chosen them and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the Lord’s name always.

The Lord your God has chosen the Levites and their sons after them to serve him in his name always. He hasn’t chosen priests from any of your other tribes.

For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for all time.

For the Lord your God chose the tribe of Levi out of all your tribes to minister in the Lord’s name forever.

For the LORD your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes to stand and minister in his name from now on.

For the Lord your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes, to stand to serve in the name of the Lord always.

For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons forever.

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.

For Yahweh your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes to stand and minister in His name from now on.

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.

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.

At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the LORD’s covenant, to stand before the LORD to serve him, and to formulate blessings in his name, as they do to this very day.

So you are to appoint Aaron and his sons, and they will be responsible for their priesthood; but the unauthorized person who comes near must be put to death.”

Does it seem too small a thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the community of Israel to bring you near to himself, to perform the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the community to minister to them?He has brought you near and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you. Do you now seek the priesthood also?

The person who pays no attention to the priest currently serving the LORD your God there, or to the verdict– that person must die, so that you may purge evil from Israel.

“ And you, bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests– Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.You must make holy garments for your brother Aaron, for glory and for beauty.You are to speak to all who are specially skilled, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, so that they may make Aaron’s garments to set him apart to minister as my priest.Now these are the garments that they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a fitted tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron and for his sons, that they may minister as my priests.The artisans are to use the gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen.“ They are to make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen, the work of an artistic designer.It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be joined together.The artistically woven waistband of the ephod that is on it is to be like it, of one piece with the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen.“ You are to take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,six of their names on one stone, and the six remaining names on the second stone, according to the order of their birth.You are to engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel with the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal; you are to have them set in gold filigree settings.You are to put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod, stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, and Aaron will bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders for a memorial.You are to make filigree settings of goldand two braided chains of pure gold, like a cord, and attach the chains to the settings.

And the staff of the man whom I choose will blossom; so I will rid myself of the complaints of the Israelites, which they murmur against you.”So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each leader, according to their tribes– twelve staffs; the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony– and the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted, and brought forth buds, and produced blossoms, and yielded almonds!So Moses brought out all the staffs from before the LORD to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each man took his staff.

Then he said to Korah and to all his company,“ In the morning the LORD will make known who are his, and who is holy. He will cause that person to approach him; the person he has chosen he will cause to approach him.

So it will be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of a permanent priesthood, because he has been zealous for his God, and has made atonement for the Israelites.’”