13. “Dedicate the Levites as a special gift to me, and put Aaron and his sons in charge of them.
14. Separate the Levites in this way from the rest of the Israelites, so that they will belong to me.
15. After you have purified and dedicated the Levites, they will be qualified to work in the Tent.
16. I have claimed them in the place of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites, and they belong to me alone.