Numbers 3:9
Good News Translation
The only responsibility the Levites have is to serve Aaron and his sons.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his descendants; they are unreservedly given to him from among the Israelites.

Contemporary English Version
They are assigned to help Aaron and his sons,

New American Bible
You shall assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned unconditionally to him from among the Israelites.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift,

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And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift,

Numbers 8:19 And have delivered them for a gift to Aaron and his sons out of the midst of the people, to serve me for Israel in the tabernacle of the covenant, and to pray for them, lest there should be a plague among the people, if they should presume to approach unto my sanctuary.

Numbers 18:6,7 I have given you your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel, and have delivered them for a gift to the Lord, to serve in the ministries of the tabernacle. . . .

Ephesians 4:8,11 Wherefore he saith: Ascending on high, he led captivity captive: he gave gifts to men. . . .

Context
The Duties of the Levites
8And let them keep the vessels of the tabernacle, serving in the ministry thereof. 9And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift,10To Aaron and to his sons, to whom they are delivered by the children of Israel. But thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of priesthood. The stranger that approacheth to minister, shall be put to death.…
Cross References
Numbers 3:8
And let them keep the vessels of the tabernacle, serving in the ministry thereof.

Numbers 8:16
I have taken them instead of the firstborn that open every womb in Israel,

Numbers 8:19
And have delivered them for a gift to Aaron and his sons out of the midst of the people, to serve me for Israel in the tabernacle of the covenant, and to pray for them, lest there should be a plague among the people, if they should presume to approach unto my sanctuary.

Numbers 16:9
Is it a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath spared you from all the people, and joined you to himself, that you should serve him in the service of the tabernacle, and should stand before the congregation of the people, and should minister to him?

Numbers 18:6
I have given you your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel, and have delivered them for a gift to the Lord, to serve in the ministries of the tabernacle.

Numbers 3:8
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