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The Levites Were Appointed To Carry the Chest

Moses said to Israel:

(A) After I put the two stones in the sacred chest,[a] the Lord chose the tribe of Levi, not only to carry the chest, but also to serve as his priests at the place of worship and to bless the other tribes in his name. And they still do these things.

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Footnotes

  1. 10.8 After … chest: Or “After Israel reached Jotbathah.”

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi(A) to carry the ark of the covenant(B) of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister(C) and to pronounce blessings(D) in his name, as they still do today.(E)

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