1 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord 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 to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’”

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 arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, 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.

Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was hammered work. According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. Cleansing and Dedication of the Levites

5 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

Then the Lord 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 ceremonially.

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.

Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification on them, and let them shave all their body, 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 bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as a sin offering.

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

And you shall bring the Levites before the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall gather together the whole congregation 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,

So you shall bring the Levites before the Lord, and the children of Israel shall lay their hands on 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 like a wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the work 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.

Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, 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 you shall stand the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them like a wave offering to the Lord.

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

Thus you shall 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.

After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and offer them like 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 to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel.

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 man and beast; on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them to Myself.

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

I have taken the Levites instead of 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 his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the work for the children of Israel in the tabernacle 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 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.

Thus Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did 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 and washed their clothes; then Aaron presented them like a wave offering before the Lord, 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.

After that the Levites went in to do their work in the tabernacle of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.

23 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

Then the Lord 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 what pertains to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and above one may enter to perform service in the work of the tabernacle 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 at the age of fifty years they must cease performing this work, and shall work 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.

They may minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of meeting, to attend to needs, but they themselves shall do no work. Thus you shall do to the Levites regarding their duties.”