1 Y ahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 “ Speak to Aaron, and tell him, ‘When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’”

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

3 A aron did so. He lit its lamps to light the area in front of the lamp stand, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

4 T his was the workmanship of the lamp stand, beaten work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was beaten work: according to the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses, so he made the lamp stand.

And 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.

5 Y ahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

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

Take the Levites from among the Israelites and cleanse them.

7 Y ou shall do this to them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of cleansing on them, let them shave their whole bodies with a razor, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.

And 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.

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

Then 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.

9 Y ou shall present the Levites before the Tent of Meeting. You shall assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel.

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

10 Y ou shall present the Levites before Yahweh. The children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites,

And you shall present the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites shall put their hands upon the Levites,

11 a nd Aaron shall offer the Levites before Yahweh for a wave offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of Yahweh.

And 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.

12 “ The Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering to Yahweh, to make atonement for the Levites.

Then 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.

13 Y ou shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to Yahweh.

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

14 T hus you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.

Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites shall be Mine.

15 “ After that, the Levites shall go in to do the service of the Tent of Meeting: and you shall cleanse them, and offer them as a wave offering.

And 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.

16 F or they are wholly given to me from among the children of Israel; instead of all who open the womb, even the firstborn of all the children of Israel, I have taken them to me.

For 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.

17 F or all the firstborn among the children of Israel are mine, both man and animal. On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for myself.

For 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.

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

And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the Israelites.

19 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 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 come near to the sanctuary.”

And 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.

20 M oses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel did so to the Levites. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them.

So 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.

21 T he Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them for a wave offering before Yahweh; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

The 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.

22 A fter that, the Levites went in to do their service in the Tent of Meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.

And 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.

23 Y ahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

24 “ This is that which belongs to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to wait on the service in the work of the Tent of Meeting;

This 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,

25 a nd from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting on the work, and shall serve no more,

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

26 b ut shall minister with their brothers in the Tent of Meeting, to perform the duty, and shall do no service. You shall do thus to the Levites concerning their duties.”

But 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.