“And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the Lord.”
Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites shall be mine — God claims the Levites as his exclusive possession (li), removing them from ordinary tribal classification. The separation is not merely social but theological: they belong to God in a way no other Israelite does, excepting the high priest. This consecration establishes the Levites' foundational status as God's service-tribe.
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