Numbers 18:2-4

King James Version

²And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

³And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.

⁴And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.

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Numbers 18:2-4

New International Version

²Bring your fellow Levites from your ancestral tribe to join you and assist you when you and your sons minister^(A) before the tent of the covenant law. ³They are to be responsible to you^(B) and are to perform all the duties of the tent,^(C) but they must not go near the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar. Otherwise both they and you will die.^(D) ⁴They are to join you and be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting—all the work at the tent—and no one else may come near where you are.^(E)

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Numbers 18:2-4

New King James Version

²Also bring with you your brethren of the ^(A)tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be ^(B)joined with you and serve you while you and your sons are with you before the tabernacle of ^[a]witness. ³They shall attend to your ^[b]needs and ^(C)all the needs of the tabernacle; ^(D)but they shall not come near the articles of the sanctuary and the altar, ^(E)lest they die—they and you also. ⁴They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; ^(F)but an outsider shall not come near you.