“For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever.”
For the LORD your God has chosen Levi out of all your tribes, to stand and minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for all time — the election (bachar) of Levi establishes priestly ministry as divinely appointed work rather than hereditary privilege, subordinating the Levite tribe to the purpose of maintaining Israel's covenantal access to God.
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