1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron, and tell him,
‘When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the
lampstand.’”
3 Aaron did so. He lit its lamps to light the area in front of the
lampstand, as Yahweh commanded Moses. 4 This was the workmanship of the
lampstand, beaten work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was beaten
work: according to the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses, so he made the
lampstand.
5 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 6 “Take the Levites from among the
children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 Thus shall you do to them, to
cleanse them: sprinkle the water of cleansing on them, let them shave their
whole bodies with a razor, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse
themselves. 8 Then let them take a young bull, and its meal offering, fine
flour mixed with oil; and another young bull you shall take for a sin
offering. 9 You shall present the Levites before the Tent of Meeting. You
shall assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel. 10 You
shall present the Levites before Yahweh. The children of Israel shall lay
their hands on the Levites, 11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites before
Yahweh for a wave offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it
may be theirs to do the service of Yahweh. 12 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 Yahweh, to make atonement for
the Levites. 13 You shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his
sons, and offer them as a wave offering to Yahweh. 14 Thus you shall
separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall
be mine.
15 “After that, the Levites shall go in to do the service of the Tent of
Meeting: and you shall cleanse them, and offer them as a wave offering.
16 For they are wholly given to me from among the children of Israel;
instead of all who open the womb, even the firstborn of all the children of
Israel, I have taken them to me. 17 For all the firstborn among the
children of Israel are mine, both man and animal. On the day that I struck
all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for myself. 18 I
have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of
Israel. 19 I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons
from among the children of Israel, to do 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 come near to the sanctuary.”
20 Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of
Israel, to the Levites. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses
concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them. 21 The
Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes; and
Aaron offered them for a wave offering before Yahweh; and Aaron made
atonement for them to cleanse them. 22 After that, the Levites went in to
do their service in the Tent of Meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as
Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
23 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “This is that which belongs to the
Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to wait on
the service in the work of the Tent of Meeting; 25 and from the age of
fifty years they shall cease waiting on the work, and shall serve no more,
26 but shall minister with their brothers in the Tent of Meeting, to keep
the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites
concerning their duties.”
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