⁸ At that time ^(A)the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi ^(B)to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord ^(C)to stand before the Lord to minister to him and ^(D)to bless in his name, to this day.

The Reading of the Law

⁹ Then Moses ^(A)wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, ^(B)who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.

²⁵ Moses commanded ^(A)the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord,

²⁶ “Take this Book of the Law ^(A)and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for ^(B)a witness against you.