2. These are the names of Aaron’s sons: Nadab, the firstborn, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3. These are the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests whom he ordained to serve as priests.
4. But Nadab and Abihu died in the presence of the Lord when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai; and they left no sons. So only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
5. Now the Lord said to Moses:
6. Summon the tribe of Levi and station them before Aaron the priest to serve him.
7. They shall discharge his obligations and those of the whole community before the tent of meeting by maintaining the tabernacle.
8. They shall have responsibility for all the furnishings of the tent of meeting and discharge the obligations of the Israelites by maintaining the tabernacle.
9. You shall assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned unconditionally to him from among the Israelites.
10. But you will appoint only Aaron and his descendants to exercise the priesthood. Any unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death.