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Preparing the Lamps
The LORD said to Moses,
The LORD said to Moses,
Arrangement of the Lamps
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
“Give Aaron the following instructions: When you set up the seven lamps in the lampstand, place them so their light shines forward in front of the lampstand.”
“Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’ ”
So Aaron did this. He set up the seven lamps so they reflected their light forward, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses.
The entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was built according to the exact design the LORD had shown Moses.
Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was hammered work. According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
The Levites Dedicated
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Cleansing and Dedication of the Levites
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
“Now set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel and make them ceremonially clean.
“Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially.
Do this by sprinkling them with the water of purification, and have them shave their entire body and wash their clothing. Then they will be ceremonially clean.
Have them bring a young bull and a grain offering of choice flour moistened with olive oil, along with a second young bull for a sin offering.
Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as a sin offering.
And you shall bring the Levites before the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall gather together the whole congregation of the children of Israel.
When you present the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel must lay their hands on them.
So you shall bring the Levites before the Lord, and the children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites;
Raising his hands, Aaron must then present the Levites to the LORD as a special offering from the people of Israel, thus dedicating them to the LORD’s service.
Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites.
Then have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons, and raise your hands and present them as a special offering to the LORD.
“And you shall stand the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them like a wave offering to the Lord.
In this way, you will set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel, and the Levites will belong to me.
Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine.
After this, they may go into the Tabernacle to do their work, because you have purified them and presented them as a special offering.
After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering.
“Of all the people of Israel, the Levites are reserved for me. I have claimed them for myself in place of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites; I have taken the Levites as their substitutes.
For they are wholly given to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel.
For all the firstborn males among the people of Israel are mine, both of people and of animals. I set them apart for myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians.
Yes, I have claimed the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons of Israel.
I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the work for the children of Israel in the tabernacle 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 come near the sanctuary.”
So Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel dedicated the Levites, carefully following all the LORD’s instructions to Moses.
Thus Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them.
And the Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes; then Aaron presented them like a wave offering before the Lord, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.
After that the Levites went into the Tabernacle to perform their duties, assisting Aaron and his sons. So they carried out all the commands that the LORD gave Moses concerning the Levites.
After that the Levites went in to do their work in the tabernacle of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
“This is the rule the Levites must follow: They must begin serving in the Tabernacle at the age of twenty-five,
“This is what pertains to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and above one may enter to perform service in the work of the tabernacle of meeting;
and they must retire at the age of fifty.
and at the age of fifty years they must cease performing this work, and shall work no more.
After retirement they may assist their fellow Levites by serving as guards at the Tabernacle, but they may not officiate in the service. This is how you must assign duties to the Levites.”
They may minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of meeting, to attend to needs, but they themselves shall do no work. Thus you shall do to the Levites regarding their duties.”