4. Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence of Aaron their father.
5. The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
6. “Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
7. They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
8. They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
9. You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.
10. You shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood, but the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”
11. The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,