The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Speak to Aaron and tell him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to 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.

Aaron did so; he set up the lamps in front of the lampstand, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

This is how the lampstand was made: it was a hammered work of gold, from its base to its flowers. It was made of hammered work according to the pattern that the LORD showed Moses.

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.

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them.

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

This is how you will purify them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification, have them shave their entire bodies with a razor, and have them wash their clothes and purify themselves.

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.

Then they are to take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil. You shall also take a second young bull as a sin offering.

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.

Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting and assemble the entire Israelite community.

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:

You shall bring the Levites before the LORD, and the Israelites shall lay their hands on them.

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:

Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the Israelites so that they may perform the service 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.

The Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer one of them 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, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.

You shall present the Levites before Aaron and his sons and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.

In this way, you are to set the Levites apart from the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

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

After this, the Levites may go in to serve at the tent of meeting. You shall purify them and present them as a wave offering.

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.

For they are entirely given to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them in place of every firstborn that opens the womb among the Israelites.

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.

For every firstborn among the Israelites is mine, whether human or animal. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself.

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.

I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the Israelites.

And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites to do the work of the Israelites in the tent of meeting and to make atonement for them, so that no plague will come upon the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.

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.

Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community did with the Levites everything the LORD commanded Moses concerning them.

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.

The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.

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.

Afterwards, the Levites came to perform their duties in the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did as the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites.

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.

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

This applies to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and upward, they shall enter to perform the work of the tent of meeting.

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:

But at fifty years old, they must retire from regular service and shall no longer work.

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

Instead, they may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must no longer do the work. This is how you are to assign the Levites to their responsibilities.

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.