⁸ At that time ^(A)the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi ^(B)to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord ^(C)to stand before the Lord to minister to him and ^(D)to bless in his name, to this day.

⁵ For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes ^(A)to stand and minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for all time.

⁷ and ministers in the name of the Lord his God, ^(A)like all his fellow Levites who stand to minister there before the Lord,