Levi

Once more she conceived and had a son; and she said, "Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore she named him Levi [joining].

On the third day after the circumcision, when they were in pain, two of Ya'akov's sons, Shim'on and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords, boldly descended on the city and slaughtered all the males.

But Ya'akov said to Shim'on and Levi, "You have caused me trouble by making me stink in the opinion of the local inhabitants, the Kena'ani and the P'rizi. Since I don't have many people, they'll align themselves together against me and attack me; and I will be destroyed, I and my household."

The sons of Le'ah were Re'uven Ya'akov's firstborn, Shim'on, Levi, Y'hudah, Yissakhar and Z'vulun.

The sons of Levi: Gershon, K'hat and M'rari.

"Shim'on and Levi are brothers, related by weapons of violence.

Re'uven, Shim'on, Levi, Y'hudah,

A man from the family of Levi took a woman also descended from Levi as his wife.

These are the names of the sons of Levi with their descendants: Gershon, K'hat and M'rari. Levi lived to be 137 years old.

The sons of M'rari were Machli and Mushi. These were the families of Levi with their descendants.

Moshe stood at the entrance to the camp and shouted, "Whoever is for ADONAI, come to me!"All the descendants of Levi rallied around him.

The sons of Levi did what Moshe said, and that day three thousand of the people died.

"Do not include the clan of Levi when you take the census of the people of Isra'el.

"Summon the tribe of Levi, and assign them to Aharon the cohen, so that they can help him.

"Take a census of the tribe of Levi by clans and families. Count every male a month old or over."

The names of the sons of Levi were Gershon, K'hat and M'rari.

"Take a census of the descendants of K'hat, who are among the descendants of Levi, by clans and families,

Now Korach the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, along with Datan and Aviram, the sons of Eli'av, and On, the son of Pelet, descendants of Re'uven, took men and

put fire in them; and put incense in them before ADONAI tomorrow. The one whom ADONAI chooses will be the one who is holy! It is you, you sons of Levi, who are taking too much on yourselves!"

Then Moshe said to Korach, "Listen here, you sons of Levi!

He has brought you close and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you. Now you want the office of cohen too!

and write Aharon's name on the staff of Levi, for each tribe's leader is to have one staff.

The next day Moshe went into the tent of the testimony, and there he saw that Aharon's staff for the house of Levi had budded - it had sprouted not only buds but flowers and ripe almonds as well.

But you are to bring your kinsmen, the tribe of Levi, along with yourselves, to work together with you and help you - you and your sons with you - when you are there before the tent of meeting.

"To the descendants of Levi I have given the entire tenth of the produce collected in Isra'el. It is their inheritance in payment for the service they render in the tent of meeting.