Then you will know that I sent this commandment to you so that my covenant may continue to be with Levi,” says the LORD who rules over all.

你们就知道我传这诫命给你们，使我与利未所立的约可以常存。这是万军之耶和华说的。

你们就知道我颁这诫命给你们，使我与利未所立的约可以常存。这是万军之耶和华说的。

你们就知道我颁这诫命给你们，使我与利未所立的约可以常存。这是万军之耶和华说的。

你们便知道我这样告诫你们，是为了维持我与你们祖先利未所立的约。这是万军之耶和华说的。

万军之耶和华说：“这样，你们就知道是我把这命令给你们，使我与利未所立的约得以存留。

这样你们就会知道，是我向你们颁布了这诫命，好使我与利未所立的约得以长存。

你們就知道我傳這誡命給你們，使我與利未所立的約可以常存。這是萬軍之耶和華說的。

你們就知道我頒這誡命給你們，使我與利未所立的約可以常存。這是萬軍之耶和華說的。

你們就知道我頒這誡命給你們，使我與利未所立的約可以常存。這是萬軍之耶和華說的。

你們便知道我這樣告誡你們，是為了維持我與你們祖先利未所立的約。這是萬軍之耶和華說的。

萬軍之耶和華說：“這樣，你們就知道是我把這命令給你們，使我與利未所立的約得以存留。

你們便知道是我傳了這命令給你們，使我的約、跟利未立的、得以長存：這是萬軍之永恆主說的。

這樣你們就會知道，是我向你們頒布了這誡命，好使我與利未所立的約得以長存。

爾則知我傳斯命於爾、乃堅我與利未所立之約、萬軍之耶和華言之矣、

使爾知我傳斯命、令爾悔改、而我與利未人所立之約、可以恆存、我萬有之主耶和華已言之矣。

使爾知我傳斯命於爾、致我與利未人所立之約、可以恆存、或作使爾知我曾傳斯命於爾曾與利未人立約萬有之主已言之矣、

And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the Lord Almighty.

You will know that I have given you this warning. I have warned you so that my covenant with Levi will continue,” says the Lord who rules over all.

So shall you know that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant with Levi may stand, says the Lord of hosts.

Then at last you will know it was I who sent you this warning so that my covenant with the Levites can continue,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Then you will know that I sent you this decree, so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Armies.

Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, so that My covenant may continue with Levi,” says the Lord of armies.

Then you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, That My covenant with Levi may continue,” Says the Lord of hosts.

And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Then you will know that I sent you this decree so My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the Lord of Hosts.

And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi,” says Yahweh of Armies.

“ Look, I myself have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites. So the Levites belong to me,

So if a prophet prophesied peace and prosperity, it was only known that the LORD truly sent him when what he prophesied came true.”

I will exalt and magnify myself; I will reveal myself before many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’

Please remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, the covenant of the priesthood, and the Levites.

This is what the sovereign LORD says: No foreigner, who is uncircumcised in heart and flesh among all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel, will enter into my sanctuary.“‘ But the Levites who went far from me, straying off from me after their idols when Israel went astray, will be responsible for their sin.Yet they will be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple, and serving the temple. They will slaughter the burnt offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they will stand before them to minister to them.Because they used to minister to them before their idols, and became a sinful obstacle to the house of Israel, consequently I have made a vow concerning them, declares the sovereign LORD, that they will be responsible for their sin.They will not come near me to serve me as priest, nor will they come near any of my holy things, the things which are most sacred. They will bear the shame of the abominable deeds they have committed.Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the temple, all of its service and all that will be done in it.“‘ But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, will approach me to minister to me; they will stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, declares the sovereign LORD.They will enter my sanctuary, and approach my table to minister to me; they will keep my charge.

I will eliminate from among you the rebels and those who revolt against me. I will bring them out from the land where they have been residing, but they will not come to the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.“‘ As for you, O house of Israel, this is what the sovereign LORD says: Each of you go and serve your idols, if you will not listen to me. But my holy name will not be profaned again by your sacrifices and your idols.For there on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the sovereign LORD, all the house of Israel will serve me, all of them in the land. I will accept them there, and there I will seek your contributions and your choice gifts, with all your holy things.When I bring you out from the nations and gather you from the lands where you are scattered, I will accept you along with your soothing aroma. I will display my holiness among you in the sight of the nations.

Therefore, the sovereign LORD who commands armies, the powerful ruler of Israel, says this:“ Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries, I will take revenge against my enemies.I will attack you; I will purify your metal with flux. I will remove all your slag.I will reestablish honest judges as in former times, wise advisers as in earlier days. Then you will be called,‘ The Just City, Faithful Town.’”Zion will be freed by justice, and her returnees by righteousness.All rebellious sinners will be shattered, those who abandon the LORD will perish.

‘ Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.’

So in this way Jacob’s sin will be forgiven, and this is how they will show they are finished sinning: They will make all the stones of the altars like crushed limestone, and the Asherah poles and the incense altars will no longer stand.

He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn up with inextinguishable fire.”

O LORD, you are ready to act, but they don’t even notice. They will see and be put to shame by your angry judgment against humankind, yes, fire will consume your enemies.

Micaiah replied,“ Look, you will see in the day when you go into an inner room to hide.”

When all this comes true– and it certainly will– then they will know that a prophet was among them.”

“ Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. And the Levites will be mine. I am the LORD.