Numbers 8:9-11

New International Version

⁹ Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting^(A) and assemble the whole Israelite community.^{(B) 10} You are to bring the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.^{(C) 11} Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering^(D) from the Israelites, so that they may be ready to do the work of the Lord.