3. They were anointed and ordained as priests,
4. but Nadab and Abihu were killed when they offered unholy fire to the Lord in the Sinai Desert. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during Aaron's lifetime.
5. The Lord said to Moses,
6. “Bring forward the tribe of Levi and appoint them as servants of Aaron the priest.
7. They shall do the work required for the Tent of my presence and perform duties for the priests and for the whole community.
8. They shall take charge of all the equipment of the Tent and perform the duties for the rest of the Israelites.
9. The only responsibility the Levites have is to serve Aaron and his sons.
40-41. The Lord said to Moses, “All of Israel's firstborn sons belong to me. So register by name every firstborn male Israelite, one month old or older. But in place of them I claim all the Levites as mine! I am the Lord! I also claim the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock.”