Ulangan 10:8

10:8 At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi ¹  to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to formulate blessings ²  in his name, as they do to this very day.

Ulangan 24:7

24:7 If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites, ³  and regards him as mere property ⁴  and sells him, that kidnapper ⁵  must die. In this way you will purge ⁶  evil from among you.

Ulangan 30:1

The Results of Covenant Reaffirmation

30:1 “When you have experienced all these things, both the blessings and the curses ⁷  I have set before you, you will reflect upon them ⁸  in all the nations where the Lord your God has banished you.

[10:8]  ¹ sn The Lord set apart the tribe of Levi. This was not the initial commissioning of the tribe of Levi to this ministry (cf. Num 3:11-13; 8:12-26), but with Aaron’s death it seemed appropriate to Moses to reiterate Levi’s responsibilities. There is no reference in the Book of Numbers to this having been done, but the account of Eleazar’s succession to the priesthood there (Num 20:25-28) would provide a setting for this to have occurred.

[10:8]  ² sn To formulate blessings. The most famous example of this is the priestly “blessing formula” of Num 6:24-26.

[24:7]  ³ tn Heb “from his brothers, from the sons of Israel.” The terms “brothers” and “sons of Israel” are in apposition; the second defines the first more specifically.

[24:7]  ⁴ tn Or “and enslaves him.”

[24:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “that thief.”

[24:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “burn.” See note on the word “purge” in Deut 19:19.

[30:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “the blessing and the curse.”

[30:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “and you bring (them) back to your heart.”