And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, [and] go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and (l) slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.
(l) This fact did so please God, that he turned the curse of Jacob against Levi to a blessing, (Deuteronomy 33:9).