Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.
Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.
“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb.
“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock.
And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pha
“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all
“Behold, I now establish My covenant with you and your descendants after you,
I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.
And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of l
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.
Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to al