Numbers 18:5-6
18:5 You will be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the care of the altar, so that there will be 1 no more wrath on the Israelites.
18:6 I myself have chosen 2 your brothers the Levites from among the Israelites. They are given to you as a gift from the Lord, to perform the duties 3 of the tent of meeting.
1 tn The clause is a purpose clause, and the imperfect tense a final imperfect.
2 tn Heb “taken.”
3 tn The infinitive construct in this sentence is from עָבַד (’avad), and so is the noun that serves as its object: to serve the service.