19. I am giving you, your sons, and your daughters all the holy contributions the Israelites bring to the Lord. These contributions will always be yours. It is an everlasting promise of salt in the Lord’s presence for you and your descendants.”
20. The Lord said to Aaron, “You will have no land or property of your own as the other Israelites will have. I am your possession and your property among the Israelites.
21. “I am giving the Levites one-tenth of every Israelite’s income. This is in return for the work they do at the tent of meeting.
22. The other Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting. Otherwise, they’ll suffer the consequences of their sin and die.
23. Only the Levites will do the work at the tent of meeting. They will be responsible for their own sins. This is a permanent law for future generations. They will own no property as the other Israelites will.