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The Seven Lamps
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
The Seven Lamps
Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Now the Lord 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 to Aaron and say to him, When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.”
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 set up its lamps in front of the lampstand, as the Lord 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 workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern that the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
Cleansing the Levites
Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Cleansing of the Levites
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
“Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them.
“Take the Levites from among the people 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.
Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification upon them, and let them go with a razor over all their body, and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves.
“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.
Then let them take a bull from the herd and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another bull from the herd 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 you shall bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the whole congregation of the people of Israel.
and present the Levites before the LORD; and the sons of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites.
When you bring the Levites before the Lord, the people of Israel shall lay their hands on 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 before the Lord as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that they may do the service of the Lord.
“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.
Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the Lord 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 you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and shall offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.
“Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine.
“Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall 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 after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered 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 to me from among the people of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself.
“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 people of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for 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 people 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 his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the people of Israel, that there may be no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near 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.
Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the people of Israel to the Levites. According to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the people of Israel did 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 washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the Lord, 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 after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
Retirement
Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Retirement of the Levites
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord 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.
“But at the age of fifty years they shall retire from service in the work and not work any more.
And from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from the duty of the service and 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.”