12 “Then bring Aaron and his sons near to the entrance of the tent of meeting, and wash them with water.+

15 You are to anoint them just as you anointed their father,+ so that they will serve as priests to me, and their anointing will serve continually for them as a lasting priesthood during their generations.”+

6 “Bring the tribe of Leʹvi+ forward, and stand them before Aaron the priest, and they will minister+ to him.

23 The Levites themselves are to carry out the service of the tent of meeting, and they are the ones who will answer for their error.+ It is a lasting statute during all your generations that they should not take possession of an inheritance among the Israelites.+

15 “‘As for the Levitical priests, the sons of Zaʹdok,+ who took care of the responsibilities of my sanctuary when the Israelites strayed from me,+ they will approach me to minister to me, and they will stand before me to offer me the fat+ and the blood,’+ declares the Sovereign Lord Jehovah. 16 ‘They are the ones who will enter my sanctuary, and they will approach my table to minister to me,+ and they will take care of their responsibilities to me.+