1 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

2 S ay to Aaron, When you set up and light the lamps, the seven lamps shall be made to give light in front of the lampstand.

Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

3 A nd Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps of the lampstand to give light in front of it, as the Lord commanded Moses.

And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

4 A nd this was the workmanship of the candlestick: beaten or turned gold, beaten work from its base to its flowers; according to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.

And this was the work of the candlestick: of beaten gold; from its base to its flowers was it beaten work; according to the form which Jehovah had shewn Moses, so had he made the candlestick.

5 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

6 T ake the Levites from among the Israelites and cleanse them.

Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

7 A nd thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification upon them, and let them pass a razor over all their flesh and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves.

And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them water of purification from sin; and they shall pass the razor over all their flesh, and shall wash their garments, and make themselves clean.

8 T hen let them take a young bull and its cereal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and another young bull you shall take for a sin offering.

And they shall take a young bullock and its oblation of fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.

9 Y ou shall present the Levites before the Tent of Meeting, and you shall assemble the whole Israelite congregation.

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt gather together the whole assembly of the children of Israel.

10 A nd you shall present the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites shall put their hands upon the Levites,

And thou shalt bring the Levites before Jehovah; and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites.

11 A nd Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the Israelites and on their behalf, that they may do the service of the Lord.

And Aaron shall offer the Levites as a wave-offering before Jehovah from the children of Israel, and they shall perform the service of Jehovah.

12 T hen the Levites shall lay their hands upon 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.

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, to Jehovah, to make atonement for the Levites.

13 A nd you shall present the Levites before Aaron and his sons and offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.

And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as a wave-offering to Jehovah.

14 T hus you shall separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites shall be Mine.

And thou shalt separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, that the Levites may be mine.

15 A nd after that the Levites shall go in to do service at the Tent of Meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering.

And afterwards shall the Levites come in to do the service of the tent of meeting. And thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them as a wave-offering.

16 F or they are wholly given to Me from among the Israelites; instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the Israelites, I have taken the Levites for Myself.

For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of every one that breaketh open the womb, instead of every firstborn among the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.

17 F or all the firstborn of the Israelites are Mine, both of man and beast; on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated them and set them apart for Myself.

For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are mine, both of man and beast; on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed them to myself.

18 A nd I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the Israelites.

And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

19 A nd I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the Israelites to do the service of the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement for them, that there may be no plague among the Israelites if they should come near the sanctuary.

And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons, from among the children of Israel, to perform 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 draw near to the sanctuary.

20 S o Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the Israelites did thus to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning, so did the Israelites to them.

And Moses and Aaron, and all the assembly of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites: so did the children of Israel to them.

21 T he Levites cleansed and purified themselves and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the Lord and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their garments; and Aaron offered them as a wave-offering before Jehovah; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

22 A nd after that the Levites went in to do their service in the Tent of Meeting with the attendance of Aaron and his sons; as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they to them.

And afterwards the Levites came in to perform their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons; as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they to them.

23 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

24 T his is what applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to perform the work of the service of the Tent of Meeting,

This is that which concerneth the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward shall he come to labour in the work of the service of the tent of meeting.

25 A nd at the age of fifty years, they shall retire from the warfare of the service and serve no more,

And from fifty years old he shall retire from the labour of the service, and shall serve no more;

26 B ut shall help their brethren in the Tent of Meeting, but shall do no regular or heavy service. Thus shall you direct the Levites in regard to their duties.

but he shall minister with his brethren in the tent of meeting, and keep the charge, but he shall not serve the service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites with regard to their charges.