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And those of the sons of Levi who (lambanontes | λαμβάνοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) receive (lambanontes | λαμβάνοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) the priestly office have a mandate according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, although they too come from the loins of Abraham.