| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 2“Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.” | 2"Speak to Aaron and say to him, 'When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front of the lampstand.'" |
| 3And Aaron did so: he set up its lamps in front of the lampstand, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 3Aaron therefore did so; he mounted its lamps at the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
| 4And this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern that the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. | 4Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flowers it was hammered work; according to the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses, so he made the lampstand. |
| 5And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 5Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 6“Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and cleanse them. | 6"Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them. |
| 7Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification upon them, and let them go with a razor over all their body, and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves. | 7"Thus you shall do to them, for their cleansing: sprinkle purifying water on them, and let them use a razor over their whole body and wash their clothes, and they will be clean. |
| 8Then let them take a bull from the herd and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another bull from the herd for a sin offering. | 8"Then let them take a bull with its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and a second bull you shall take for a sin offering. |
| 9And you shall bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the whole congregation of the people of Israel. | 9"So you shall present the Levites before the tent of meeting. You shall also assemble the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, |
| 10When you bring the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites, | 10and present the Levites before the LORD; and the sons of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites. |
| 11and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that they may do the service of the LORD. | 11"Aaron then shall present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, that they may qualify to perform the service of the LORD. |
| 12Then 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 the LORD to make atonement for the Levites. | 12"Now the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls; then offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites. |
| 13And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and shall offer them as a wave offering to the LORD. | 13"You shall have the Levites stand before Aaron and before his sons so as to present them as a wave offering to the LORD. |
| 14“Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine. | 14"Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine. |
| 15And after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering. | 15"Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and present them as a wave offering; |
| 16For they are wholly given to me from among the people of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself. | 16for they are wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself instead of every first issue of the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel. |
| 17For all the firstborn among the people of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for myself, | 17"For every firstborn among the sons of Israel is Mine, among the men and among the animals; on the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself. |
| 18and I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel. | 18"But I have taken the Levites instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel. |
| 19And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the people of Israel, that there may be no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the sanctuary.” | 19"I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the sons of Israel, to perform the service of the sons of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement on behalf of the sons of Israel, so that there will be no plague among the sons of Israel by their coming near to the sanctuary." |
| 20Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the people of Israel to the Levites. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the people of Israel did to them. | 20Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the sons of Israel to the Levites; according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the sons of Israel did to them. |
| 21And the Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the LORD, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. | 21The Levites, too, purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes; and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them. |
| 22And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them. | 22Then after that the Levites went in to perform their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons; just as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them. |
| 23And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 23Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 24“This applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall come to do duty in the service of the tent of meeting. | 24"This is what applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall enter to perform service in the work of the tent of meeting. |
| 25And from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from the duty of the service and serve no more. | 25"But at the age of fifty years they shall retire from service in the work and not work any more. |
| 26They minister to their brothers in the tent of meeting by keeping guard, but they shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites in assigning their duties.” | 26"They may, however, assist their brothers in the tent of meeting, to keep an obligation, but they themselves shall do no work. Thus you shall deal with the Levites concerning their obligations." |
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