1 T he Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 “ Say to Aaron, ‘When you put the seven lamps on the lamp-stand, they should give light in front of the lamp-stand.’”

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 put the lamps so they would give light in front of the lamp-stand, as the Lord had told Moses.

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

4 N ow this is the way the lamp-stand was made. It was made of beaten gold from the base to its flowers. He made the lamp-stand the way the Lord had shown Moses. The Levites Are Set Apart

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 T hen the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

6 “ Take the Levites from among the people of Israel, and make them clean.

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

7 T o make them clean, put holy water on them that takes away sin. Let them cut all the hair from their body, and wash their clothes, and they shall be clean.

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 grain gift of fine flour mixed with oil. Take another young bull for a sin gift.

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 B ring the Levites in front of the meeting tent and gather together all the people of Israel also.

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 B ring the Levites before the Lord and the people of Israel will lay their hands on 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 aron will give the Levites to the Lord as a wave gift from the people of Israel so they will be able to do the work 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 he Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the bulls. They will give one for a sin gift and the other for a burnt gift to the Lord, to pay for the sins of 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 T hen have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons, to give them as a wave gift 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 “ So you will divide the Levites from the people of Israel. And the Levites will be Mine.

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

15 A fter that the Levites may go in to work in the meeting tent. But you must make them clean and give them as a wave gift.

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 all given to Me from among the people of Israel. I have taken them for Myself instead of every first child to be born, the first-born of all the people of Israel.

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 every first-born among the people of Israel is Mine, both of man and animal. I set them apart for Myself on the day that I killed all the first-born in the land of Egypt.

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 B ut I have taken the Levites instead of every first-born among the people of Israel.

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 his sons from among the people of Israel. They will do the work of the people of Israel at the meeting tent. By this they take away the sins of the people of Israel. So no trouble will come upon the people of Israel if they come near the meeting tent.”

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 M oses and Aaron and all the people of Israel did this to the Levites. The people of Israel did to them all the things the Lord had told Moses about the Levites.

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 made themselves pure, putting away their sin. And they washed their clothes. Aaron gave them as a wave gift before the Lord. He did what had to be done to pay for their sin so they would be clean.

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 fter that the Levites went in to do their work in the meeting tent in front of Aaron and his sons. So they did to the Levites just what the Lord had told Moses to do.

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 T he Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

24 “ This is the rule for the Levites. Those who are twenty-five years old and older will go in to do the work of the meeting tent.

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 B ut when they are fifty years old they will stop these duties and not work any more.

And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:

26 T hey may help their brothers in the meeting tent to do what needs to be done but they themselves must not do the work. These are the rules for the Levites when giving them 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.