Og jeg har gitt levittene som en gave til Aron og sønnene hans fra blant Israels barn, for å utføre tjenesten for Israels barn i møte teltet, og for å gjøre soning for Israels barn, slik at det ikke skal være noen plage blant Israels barn når de kommer nær helligdommen.
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.