Numbers:18:2-6
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And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi ,
the tribe of thy father ,
bring thou with thee ,
that they may be joined unto thee ,
and minister unto thee :
but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness .
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And they shall keep thy charge ,
and the charge of all the tabernacle :
only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar ,
that neither they ,
nor ye also ,
die .
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And they shall be joined unto thee ,
and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation ,
for all the service of the tabernacle :
and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you .
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And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary ,
and the charge of the altar :
that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel .
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And I ,
behold ,
I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel :
to you they are given as a gift for the LORD ,
to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation .