You shall give the LEVITES to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

I have given the LEVITES as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come near to the sanctuary."

Behold, I myself have taken your brothers the LEVITES from among the children of Israel. They are a gift to you, dedicated to The LORD, to do the service of the Tent of Meeting.