8. The Levites will serve the community by being responsible for the furnishings of the tent.
9. They are assigned to help Aaron and his sons,
10. who have been appointed to be priests. Anyone else who tries to perform the duties of a priest must be put to death.
14. In the Sinai Desert the Lord said to Moses,
15. “Now I want you to count the men and boys in the Levi tribe by families and by clans. Include every one at least a month old.”