1. These are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spoke to Moses in mount Sinai.
2. And these the names of the sons of Aaron: his firstborn Nadab, then Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3. These the names of the sons of Aaron the priests that were anointed, and whose hands were filled and consecrated, to do the functions of priesthood.
4. Now Nadab and Abiu died, without children, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the desert of Sinai: and Eleazar and Ithamar performed the priestly office in the presence of Aaron their father.
5. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
6. Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him, and let them watch,
7. And observe whatsoever appertaineth to the service of the multitude before the tabernacle of the testimony,
8. And let them keep the vessels of the tabernacle, serving in the ministry thereof.
9. And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift,
10. To Aaron and to his sons, to whom they are delivered by the children of Israel. But thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of priesthood. The stranger that approacheth to minister, shall be put to death.
11. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
12. I have taken the Levites from the children of Israel, for every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.
13. For every firstborn is mine: since I struck the firstborn in the land of Egypt: I have sanctified to myself whatsoever is firstborn in Israel both of man and beast, they are mine: I am the Lord.
14. And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying: