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.

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.

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

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 the tribe of Levi apart. He appointed them to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord. He wanted them to serve him. He told them to bless the people in his name. And they still do it today.

Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests. Anyone else who approaches the sacred tent must be put to death.”

The God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the community of Israel. He has brought you near him to work at the Lord’ s holy tent. He has given you to the people so that you can serve them. Isn’t all that enough for you?He has already brought you and all the other Levites near him. But now you want to be priests too.

Someone might show that they don’t respect the judge. Or they will show that they don’t respect the priest. The priest will serve the Lord your God at the place God will choose. If anyone doesn’t show respect for these people, that person must be put to death. Remove that evil person from Israel.

“ Have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites. His sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar must also be brought. They will serve me as priests.Make sacred clothes for your brother Aaron. When he is wearing them, people will honor him. They will have respect for him.Speak to all the skilled workers. I have given them the skill to do this kind of work. Tell them to make clothes for Aaron. He will wear them when he is set apart to serve me as priest.The workers must make a chest cloth, a linen apron and an outer robe. They must also make an inner robe, a turban and a belt. They must make sacred clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons. Then they will serve me as priests.Have the workers use thin gold wire, and blue, purple and bright red yarn, and fine linen.“ Make the linen apron out of thin gold wire, and out of blue, purple and bright red yarn, and out of finely twisted linen. Have a skilled worker make it.It must have two shoulder straps joined to two of its corners.Its skillfully made waistband must be like the apron. The waistband must be part of the apron itself. Make the waistband out of thin gold wire, and out of blue, purple and bright red yarn, and out of finely twisted linen.“ Get two onyx stones. Carve the names of the sons of Israel on them.Arrange them in the order of their birth. Carve six names on one stone and six on the other.Carve the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a jewel cutter would carve them. Then put the stones in fancy gold settings.Connect them to the shoulder straps of the linen apron. The stones will stand for the sons of Israel. Aaron must carry the names on his shoulders as a constant reminder while he is serving the Lord.Make fancy gold settings.Make two braided chains out of pure gold. Make them like ropes. Join the chains to the settings.

The walking stick that belongs to the man I choose will begin to grow new shoots. The Israelites are never happy with what you do. I will put an end to what they are saying.”So Moses spoke to the Israelites. Their leaders gave him 12 walking sticks. They gave one for the leader of each of Israel’s tribes. Aaron’s walking stick was among them.Moses put the sticks in front of the Lord in the tent where the tablets of the covenant law were kept.The next day Moses entered the tent. He looked at Aaron’s walking stick. It stood for the tribe of Levi. Moses saw that it had begun to grow new shoots. It had also produced buds and flowers and almonds.Then Moses brought out all the walking sticks from in front of the Lord. He brought them to all the Israelites. They looked at them. And each man took his own walking stick.

Then he spoke to Korah and all his followers. He said,“ In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him. He will show who is holy. He’ll bring that person near him. He’ll bring the man he chooses near him.

He and his sons after him will have a covenant to be priests forever. That is because he was committed to making sure that I, his God, was honored. In that way he paid for the sin of the Israelites.”