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# I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons

Yahweh appointing the Levites to help Aaron and his sons is spoken of as if they were a gift that Yahweh were giving to Aaron and his sons. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# I have taken them ... I have given them

Here "them" refers to the Levites.

# when they come near

Here "they" refers to the people of Israel.
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Yahweh appointing the Levites to help Aaron and his sons is spoken of as if they were a gift that Yahweh were giving to Aaron and his sons. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# I have taken them ... I have given them`

			`Here "them" refers to the Levites.`

			`# when they come near`

			`Here "they" refers to the people of Israel.`