Bible Verses About The Levites

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.

He told them, "Here is what ADONAI, the God of Isra'el, says: 'Each of you, put his sword on his side; and go up and down the camp, from gate to gate; and every man is to kill his own kinsman, his own friend and his own neighbor!"

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

But those who were L'vi'im, according to the clan of their fathers, were not counted in this census;

because ADONAI had told Moshe,

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

ADONAI said to Moshe in the Sinai Desert,

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

Moshe counted them in the manner ADONAI had said, as he had been ordered.

ADONAI said to Moshe, "Register all the firstborn males of the people of Isra'el a month old and over, and determine how many there are.

Then you are to take the L'vi'im for me, ADONAI, in place of all the firstborn among the people of Isra'el, and the cattle of the L'vi'im in place of the firstborn of the cattle belonging to the people of Isra'el."

Moshe counted, as ADONAI had ordered him, all the firstborn among the people of Isra'el.

The total number of firstborn males registered, a month old and over, of those who were counted, was 22,273.

ADONAI said to Moshe,

"Take the L'vi'im in place of all the firstborn among the people of Isra'el, and the cattle of the L'vi'im in place of their cattle; the L'vi'im are to belong to me, ADONAI.

when the time comes to break camp, Aharon is to go in with his sons, take down the curtain which serves as a screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it.

On that they are to place a covering of fine leather, and on top of that spread an all-blue cloth. Then they are to insert the carrying-poles.

On the table of showbread they are to spread a blue cloth and place on it the dishes, incense pans, offering bowls and pitchers. The perpetual bread is to remain on the table.

They are to spread on these things a scarlet cloth, cover them with a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.

They are to take a blue cloth and cover the menorah for the light, its lamps, its tongs, its trays and the jars used to add oil to it.

They are to wrap it and all its accessories in fine leather and place them on a carrying-frame.

On the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with a covering of fine leather and insert its carrying-poles.

They are to take all the utensils they use when serving in the sanctuary and put them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather and place them on a carrying-frame.

After removing the greasy ashes from the altar, they are to spread a purple cloth over it

and place on it all the utensils required for their altar service-the fire pans, meat-hooks, shovels, basins and other utensils for the altar. Then they are to spread over it a fine leather covering and insert its carrying-poles.