They shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple and ministering in the temple. They shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before the people, to minister to them.

然而他们必在我的圣地当仆役，照管殿门，在殿中供职；必为民宰杀燔祭牲和平安祭牲，必站在民前伺候他们。

他们必在我的圣所当仆役，照管殿门，在殿里伺候；他们要为百姓宰杀燔祭牲和其他祭牲，站在百姓面前伺候他们。

他们必在我的圣所当仆役，照管殿门，在殿里伺候；他们要为百姓宰杀燔祭牲和其他祭牲，站在百姓面前伺候他们。

然而，他们仍要在我的圣殿供职，看管殿门，为百姓屠宰燔祭牲和其他祭牲，服侍他们。

他们要在我的圣所作仆役，看管殿门，在圣殿中供职；他们要为人民宰杀燔祭牲和其他祭牲，又要站在人民面前侍候他们。

然而他們必在我的聖地當僕役，照管殿門，在殿中供職；必為民宰殺燔祭牲和平安祭牲，必站在民前伺候他們。

他們必在我的聖所當僕役，照管殿門，在殿裏伺候；他們要為百姓宰殺燔祭牲和其他祭牲，站在百姓面前伺候他們。

他們必在我的聖所當僕役，照管殿門，在殿裏伺候；他們要為百姓宰殺燔祭牲和其他祭牲，站在百姓面前伺候他們。

然而，他們仍要在我的聖殿供職，看管殿門，為百姓屠宰燔祭牲和其他祭牲，服侍他們。

他們要在我的聖所作僕役，看管殿門，在聖殿中供職；他們要為人民宰殺燔祭牲和其他祭牲，又要站在人民面前侍候他們。

他們必須在我的聖地當僕役，照管殿門，在殿中供職；必須為人民宰燔祭牲和別的祭牲，站在人民面前伺候他們。

猶可在我聖地供役、守室之門、為民宰燔祭與他祭之牲、立於其前、以供役事、

彼在聖所、可供役事、守殿之門、為民宰牲、立於其前、以供役事、

必在我之聖所供賤役、守殿之門、在殿中供賤役、為民宰火焚祭及他祭之犧牲、立於民前以服事之、

They may serve in my sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and serving in it; they may slaughter the burnt offerings and sacrifices for the people and stand before the people and serve them.

They might serve in my temple. They might be in charge of its gates. They might kill the burnt offerings and sacrifices for the people. And they might stand in front of the people and serve them in other ways.

They may still be Temple guards and gatekeepers, and they may slaughter the animals brought for burnt offerings and be present to help the people.

Yet they will occupy my sanctuary, serving as guards at the temple gates and ministering at the temple. They will slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and will stand before them to serve them.

Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house and ministering in the house; they shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.

Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, as gatekeepers of the house and ministers of the house; they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.

Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and ministering in the house: they shall slay the burnt- offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.

Yet they will occupy My sanctuary, serving as guards at the temple gates and ministering at the temple. They will slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and will stand before them to serve them.

Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary,[ having] charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.

Yet they will be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple, and serving the temple. They will slaughter the burnt offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they will stand before them to minister to them.

Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and ministering in the house. They shall kill the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.

is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle of the Lord and to stand before the congregation to minister to them,

But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had consecrated themselves, their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was finished— for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in consecrating themselves.

And he said to me,“ This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,

As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him.Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers’ houses, for they were men of great ability.The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah.All these were of the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers, able men qualified for the service; sixty-two of Obed-edom.And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen.And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief( for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief),Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brothers did, ministering in the house of the Lord.And they cast lots by fathers’ houses, small and great alike, for their gates.The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. They cast lots also for his son Zechariah, a shrewd counselor, and his lot came out for the north.Obed-edom’s came out for the south, and to his sons was allotted the gatehouse.For Shuppim and Hosah it came out for the west, at the gate of Shallecheth on the road that goes up. Watch corresponded to watch.On the east there were six each day, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, as well as two and two at the gatehouse.And for the colonnade on the west there were four at the road and two at the colonnade.These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and the sons of Merari.

For there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves. Therefore the Levites had to slaughter the Passover lamb for everyone who was not clean, to consecrate it to the Lord.

Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the temple, to do all its service and all that is to be done in it.

And behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. They are a gift to you, given to the Lord, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

When the service had been prepared for, the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.And they slaughtered the Passover lamb, and the priests threw the blood that they received from them while the Levites flayed the sacrifices.

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,“ Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle.They shall guard all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle.And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall guard their priesthood. But if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.”And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,“ Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Levites shall be mine,for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and of beast. They shall be mine: I am the Lord.”And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,“ List the sons of Levi, by fathers’ houses and by clans; every male from a month old and upward you shall list.”So Moses listed them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.And the sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers’ houses.To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites.Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 7,500.The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites.And the guard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its cords— all the service connected with these.To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites and the clan of the Izharites and the clan of the Hebronites and the clan of the Uzzielites; these are the clans of the Kohathites.According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping guard over the sanctuary.The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,with Elizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers’ house of the clans of the Kohathites.And their guard duty involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen; all the service connected with these.And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary.To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari.Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200.And the chief of the fathers’ house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.And the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, the bars, the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these;also the pillars around the court, with their bases and pegs and cords.