1 A nd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

2 “ Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall 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 arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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

4 N ow 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

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 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

6 “ Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially.

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

7 T hus 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.

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 with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as 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 A nd you shall bring the Levites before the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall gather together the whole congregation of the children of Israel.

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

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 “ And you shall stand the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them like 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 children of Israel, 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 fter that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and offer them like 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 children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel.

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 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.

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

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 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.”

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 T hus 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.

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 A nd 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.

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 fter 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.

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 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

24 “ 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;

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 must cease performing this work, and shall work no more.

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

26 T hey 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.”

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.