5.耶和華曉諭摩西說:
The LORD said to Moses,
6.「你使利未支派近前來,站在祭司亞倫面前好服事他,
「Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
7.替他和會眾在會幕前守所吩咐的,辦理帳幕的事。
They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community at the tent of meeting by doing the work of the tabernacle.
8.又要看守會幕的器具,並守所吩咐以色列人的,辦理帳幕的事。
They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle.
9.你要將利未人給亞倫和他的兒子,因為他們是從以色列人中選出來給他的。
Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.[a]
Footnotes:
a. Numbers 3:9 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also 8:16) to me
10.你要囑咐亞倫和他的兒子謹守自己祭司的職任。近前來的外人必被治死。」
Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests; anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.」