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The Seven Lamps
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
The Seven Lamps
And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,
“Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front of the lampstand.’”
Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
Aaron therefore did so; he mounted its lamps at the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flowers it was hammered work; according to the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
And this was the work of the candlestick: [it was] of beaten gold; from its base to its flowers was it beaten work; according to the form which Jehovah had shewn Moses, so had he made the candlestick.
Cleansing the Levites
Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Cleansing the Levites
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
“Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them.
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
“Thus you shall do to them, for their cleansing: sprinkle purifying water on them, and let them use a razor over their whole body and wash their clothes, and they will be clean.
And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them water of purification from sin; and they shall pass the razor over all their flesh, and shall wash their garments, and make themselves clean.
“Then let them take a bull with its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and a second bull you shall take for a sin offering.
And they shall take a young bullock and its oblation of fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.
“So you shall present the Levites before the tent of meeting. You shall also assemble the whole congregation of the sons of Israel,
And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt gather together the whole assembly of the children of Israel.
and present the Levites before the LORD; and the sons of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites.
And thou shalt bring the Levites before Jehovah; and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites.
“Aaron then shall present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, that they may qualify to perform the service of the LORD.
And Aaron shall offer the Levites as a wave-offering before Jehovah from the children of Israel, and they shall perform the service of Jehovah.
“Now the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls; then offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites.
And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks, and thou shalt offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, to Jehovah, to make atonement for the Levites.
“You shall have the Levites stand before Aaron and before his sons so as to present them as a wave offering to the LORD.
And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as a wave-offering to Jehovah.
“Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine.
And thou shalt separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, that the Levites may be mine.
“Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and present them as a wave offering;
And afterwards shall the Levites come in to do the service of the tent of meeting. And thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them as a wave-offering.
for they are wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself instead of every first issue of the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.
For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of every one that breaketh open the womb, instead of every firstborn among the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
“For every firstborn among the sons of Israel is Mine, among the men and among the animals; on the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself.
For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are mine, both of man and beast; on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed them to myself.
“But I have taken the Levites instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel.
And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
“I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the sons of Israel, to perform the service of the sons of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement on behalf of the sons of Israel, so that there will be no plague among the sons of Israel by their coming near to the sanctuary.”
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons, from among the children of Israel, to perform the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel draw near to the sanctuary.
Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the sons of Israel to the Levites; according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the sons of Israel did to them.
And Moses and Aaron, and all the assembly of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites: so did the children of Israel to them.
The Levites, too, purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes; and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.
And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their garments; and Aaron offered them as a wave-offering before Jehovah; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.
Then after that the Levites went in to perform their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons; just as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
And afterwards the Levites came in to perform their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons; as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they to them.
Retirement
Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Retirement for Levites
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
“This is what applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall enter to perform service in the work of the tent of meeting.
This is that which concerneth the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward shall he come to labour in the work of the service of the tent of meeting.
“But at the age of fifty years they shall retire from service in the work and not work any more.
And from fifty years old he shall retire from the labour of the service, and shall serve no more;
“They may, however, assist their brothers in the tent of meeting, to keep an obligation, but they themselves shall do no work. Thus you shall deal with the Levites concerning their obligations.”
but he shall minister with his brethren in the tent of meeting, and keep the charge, but he shall not serve [in] the service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites with regard to their charges.