Numbers 18:2 (KJV)

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And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi the tribe of thy father bring thou with thee that they may be joined unto thee and minister unto thee but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness

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joined unto thee.There is a fine paronomasia in the original. Levi is desired from {lawah,} to join, couple, associate; hence Moses says, the Levites {yillawoo,} "shall be joined," or associated, with the priests: they shall conjointly perform the sacred office, but the priests shall be principal, the Levites their associates or assistants. Nu 18:4 Ge 29:34

minister. Nu 3:6-9 Nu 8:19 Nu 8:22

but thou. Nu 3:10-13 Nu 4:15 Nu 16:40 Nu 17:7 1Ch 16:39 1Ch 16:40 2Ch 30:16 Eze 44:15

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