1 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto 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 the Lord 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 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.

5 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto 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 water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so 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.

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.

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 tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:

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 the Lord: 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 before the Lord for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the Lord.

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, unto the Lord, to make an 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 for an offering unto the Lord.

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

Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall 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 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.

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 such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all 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 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.

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

And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of 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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

23 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto 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 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:

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

And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, 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 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.