And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, saying
,
Speak unto Aaron
, and say
unto him, When thou lightest
the lamps
, the seven
lamps
shall give light
over against
the candlestick
.
And Aaron did
so; he lighted
the lamps
thereof over against
the candlestick
, as the LORD
commanded
Moses
.
And this work of the candlestick
was of beaten
gold
, unto the shaft
thereof, unto the flowers
thereof, was beaten work
: according unto the pattern
which the LORD
had shewed
Moses
, so he made
the candlestick
.
And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, saying
,
Take the Levites
from among
the children
of Israel
, and cleanse
them.
And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse
them: Sprinkle
water
of purifying
upon them, and let them shave
all their flesh
, and let them wash
their clothes
, and so make themselves clean
.
Then let them take a young
bullock
with his meat offering
, even fine flour
mingled
with oil
, and another
young
bullock
shalt thou take
for a sin offering
.
And thou shalt bring the Levites
before
the tabernacle
of the congregation
: and thou shalt gather
the whole assembly
of the children
of Israel
together
:
And thou shalt bring the Levites
before
the LORD
: and the children
of Israel
shall put
their hands
upon the Levites
:
And Aaron shall offer
the Levites
before
the LORD
for an offering
of the children
of Israel
, that they may execute
the service
of the LORD
.
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
, unto the LORD
, to make an atonement
for the Levites
.
And thou shalt set the Levites
before
Aaron
, and before
his sons
, and offer
them for an offering
unto the LORD
.
Thus shalt thou separate the Levites
from among
the children
of Israel
: and the Levites
shall be mine.
And after that shall the Levites
go in
to do the service
of the tabernacle
of the congregation
: and thou shalt cleanse
them, and offer
them for an offering
.
For they are wholly given unto me from among
the children
of Israel
; instead of such as open
every womb
, even instead of the firstborn
of all the children
of Israel
, have I taken
them unto me.
For all the firstborn of the children
of Israel
are mine, both man
and beast
: on the day
that I smote
every firstborn
in the land
of Egypt
I sanctified
them for myself.
And I have taken the Levites
for all the firstborn
of the children
of Israel
.
And 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 tabernacle
of the congregation
, and to make an atonement
for the children
of Israel
: that there be no plague
among the children
of Israel
, when the children
of Israel
come nigh
unto the sanctuary
.
And Moses, and Aaron
, and all the congregation
of the children
of Israel
, did
to the Levites
according unto all that the LORD
commanded
Moses
concerning the Levites
, so did
the children
of Israel
unto them.
And the Levites were purified
, and they washed
their clothes
; and Aaron
offered
them as an offering
before
the LORD
; and Aaron
made an atonement
for them to cleanse
them.
And after that went
the Levites
in to do
their service
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
before
Aaron
, and before
his sons
: as the LORD
had commanded
Moses
concerning the Levites
, so did
they unto them.
And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, saying
,
This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty
and five
years
old
and upward
they shall go in
to wait
upon the service
of the tabernacle
of the congregation
:
And from the age of fifty
years
they shall cease
waiting
upon the service
thereof , and shall serve
no more:
But shall minister with their brethren
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
, to keep
the charge
, and shall do
no service
. Thus shalt thou do
unto the Levites
touching their charge
.