But he was chosen after such a fashion as to shut out any suspicion that the merit of levi had prevailed where that of Israel at large had failed.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
In the sketch of the fortunes of Israel and of the law, Jehovah says to Moses, he will accept the tribe of levi in place of the first-born males of the people.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker
levi was the tribe which Jehovah had selected for his service, the chosen tribe of a chosen nation.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker