9. “Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. The Levites were chosen from all the Israelites to help Aaron and his sons.
10. “Appoint Aaron and his sons to be priests. They must do their duty and serve as priests. Anyone else who tries to come near the holy things must be killed.”
11. The Lord also said to Moses,
14. The Lord again said to Moses in the desert of Sinai,
15. “Count all the families and family groups in the tribe of Levi. Count every man or boy who is one month old or older.”
16. So Moses obeyed the Lord. He counted them all.
17. Levi had three sons. Their names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18. Each son was the leader of several family groups. The Gershon family groups were Libni and Shimei.
19. The Kohath family groups were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.