Numbers 8

1And Jehovah spake unto MosesH4872, sayingH559, 2SpeakH1696 unto AaronH175, and sayH559 unto him, When thou lightest the lampsH5216, the sevenH7651 lampsH5216 shall giveH215 lightH215 in front of the candlestick. 3And AaronH175 did soH3651; he lighted the lampsH5216 thereof soH3651 as to give light in front of the candlestick, as Jehovah commandedH6680 MosesH4872. 4And this was the workH4639 of the candlestick, beaten workH4639 of goldH2091; unto the baseH3409 thereof, and unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten workH4639: according unto the pattern which Jehovah had showedH7200 MosesH4872, so he madeH6213 the candlestick.

5And Jehovah spake unto MosesH4872, sayingH559, 6TakeH3947 the LevitesH3881 from among the children of IsraelH3478, and cleanseH2891 them. 7And thusH3541 shalt thou do unto them, to cleanseH2891 them: sprinkle the waterH4325 of expiation upon them, and let them cause a razorH8593 to passH5674 over all their fleshH1320, and let them washH3526 their clothesH899, and cleanseH2891 themselves. 8Then let them takeH3947 a youngH1121 bullock, and its meal-offering, fineH5560 flourH5560 mingled with oilH8081; and another youngH1121 bullock shalt thou takeH3947 for a sin-offering. 9And thou shalt presentH7126 the LevitesH3881 before the tentH168 of meetingH4150: and thou shalt assembleH6950 the whole congregationH5712 of the children of IsraelH3478: 10and thou shalt presentH7126 the LevitesH3881 before Jehovah. And the children of IsraelH3478 shall lay their handsH3027 upon the LevitesH3881: 11and AaronH175 shall offer the LevitesH3881 before Jehovah for a wave-offering, on the behalf of the children of IsraelH3478, that it may beH1961 theirs to do the serviceH5656 of Jehovah. 12And the LevitesH3881 shall lay their handsH3027 upon the headsH7218 of the bullocks: and offerH6213 thou the oneH259 for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, unto Jehovah, to makeH6213 atonementH3722 for the LevitesH3881. 13And thou shalt setH5975 the LevitesH3881 before AaronH175, and before his sonsH1121, and offer them for a wave-offering unto Jehovah.

14Thus shalt thou separateH914 the LevitesH3881 from among the children of IsraelH3478; and the LevitesH3881 shall beH1961 mine. 15And after that shall the LevitesH3881 goH935 in to do the service of the tentH168 of meetingH4150: and thou shalt cleanseH2891 them, and offer them for a wave-offering. 16For they are wholly givenH5414 unto me from among the children of IsraelH3478; instead of all that openeth the wombH7358, even the first-born of all the children of IsraelH3478, have I takenH3947 them unto me. 17For all the first-born among the children of IsraelH3478 are mine, both manH120 and beast: on the dayH3117 that I smote all the first-born in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 I sanctifiedH6942 them for myself. 18And I have takenH3947 the LevitesH3881 instead of all the first-born among the children of IsraelH3478. 19And I have givenH5414 the LevitesH3881 as a gift to AaronH175 and to his sonsH1121 from among the children of IsraelH3478, to do the serviceH5656 of the children of IsraelH3478 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150, and to makeH5414 atonementH3722 for the children of IsraelH3478; that there beH1961 no plagueH5063 among the children of IsraelH3478, when the children of IsraelH3478 come nigh unto the sanctuaryH6944.

20ThusH3651 did MosesH4872, and AaronH175, and all the congregationH5712 of the children of IsraelH3478, unto the LevitesH3881: according unto all that Jehovah commandedH6680 MosesH4872 touching the LevitesH3881, soH3651 did the children of IsraelH3478 unto them. 21And the LevitesH3881 purifiedH2891 themselves from sinH2398, and they washedH3526 their clothesH899: and AaronH175 offered them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; and AaronH175 made atonementH3722 for them to cleanseH2891 them. 22And after that wentH935 the LevitesH3881 in to do their serviceH5656 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150 before AaronH175, and before his sonsH1121: as Jehovah had commandedH6680 MosesH4872 concerning the LevitesH3881, soH3651 did they unto them.

23And Jehovah spake unto MosesH4872, sayingH559, 24This is that which belongeth unto the LevitesH3881: from twentyH6242 and fiveH2568 yearsH8141 old and upwardH4605 they shall goH935 in to wait upon the serviceH5656 in the workH5656 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150: 25and from the age of fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 they shall cease waiting upon the workH5656, and shall serveH5647 no more, 26but shall minister with their brethren in the tentH168 of meetingH4150, to keepH8104 the chargeH4931, and shall do no serviceH5656. ThusH3602 shalt thou do unto the LevitesH3881 touching their charges.