Dual Panel1Then the LORD<3068> spoke<1696> to Moses<4872>, saying<559>,
2"Speak<1696> to Aaron<175> and say<559> to him, 'When you mount<5927> the lamps<5216>, the seven<7651> lamps<5216> will give<215> light<215> in the front<6440> of the lampstand<4501>.'"
3Aaron<175> therefore did<6213> so<3651>; he mounted<5927> its lamps<5216> at the front<6440> of the lampstand<4501>, just<3512> as the LORD<3068> had commanded<6680> Moses<4872>.
4Now this<2088> was the workmanship<4639> of the lampstand<4501>, hammered<4749> work<4749> of gold<2091>; from its base<3409> to its flowers<6525> it was hammered<4749> work<4749>; according to the pattern<4758> which<834> the LORD<3068> had shown<7200> Moses<4872>, so<3651> he made<6213> the lampstand<4501>.
5Again the LORD<3068> spoke<1696> to Moses<4872>, saying<559>,
6"Take<3947> the Levites<3881> from among<8432> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> and cleanse<2891> them.
7"Thus<3541> you shall do<6213> to them, for their cleansing<2891>: sprinkle purifying<2891> water<4325> on them, and let them use<5674> a razor<8593> over<5921> their whole<3605> body<1320> and wash<3526> their clothes<899>, and they will be clean<2891>.
8"Then let them take<3947> a bull<6499><1121><1241> with its grain offering<4503>, fine<5560> flour<5560> mixed<1101> with oil<8081>; and a second<8145> bull<6499> you shall take<3947> for a sin<2403> offering<2403>.
9"So you shall present<7126> the Levites<3881> before<6440> the tent<168> of meeting<4150>. You shall also assemble<6950> the whole<3605> congregation<5712> of the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>,
10and present<7126> the Levites<3881> before<6440> the LORD<3068>; and the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> shall lay<5564> their hands<3027> on the Levites<3881>.
11"Aaron<175> then shall present<5130> the Levites<3881> before<6440> the LORD<3068> as a wave<8573> offering<8573> from the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>, that they may qualify<1961> to perform<5647> the service<5656> of the LORD<3068>.
12"Now the Levites<3881> shall lay<5564> their hands<3027> on the heads<7218> of the bulls<6499>; then offer<6213> the one<259> for a sin<2403> offering<2403> and the other<259> for a burnt<5930> offering<5930> to the LORD<3068>, to make<3722> atonement<3722> for the Levites<3881>.
13"You shall have the Levites<3881> stand<5975> before<6440> Aaron<175> and before<6440> his sons<1121> so as to present<5130> them as a wave<8573> offering<8573> to the LORD<3068>.
14"Thus you shall separate<914> the Levites<3881> from among<8432> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>, and the Levites<3881> shall be Mine.
15"Then after<310> that the Levites<3881> may go<935> in to serve<5647> the tent<168> of meeting<4150>. But you shall cleanse<2891> them and present<5130> them as a wave<8573> offering<8573>;
16for they are wholly<5414> given<5414> to Me from among<8432> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>. I have taken<3947> them for Myself instead<8478> of every<3605> first<6363> issue<6363> of the womb<7358>, the firstborn<1060> of all<3605> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>.
17"For every<3605> firstborn<1060> among the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> is Mine, among the men<120> and among the animals<929>; on the day<3117> that I struck<5221> down<5221> all<3605> the firstborn<1060> in the land<776> of Egypt<4714> I sanctified<6942> them for Myself.
18"But I have taken<3947> the Levites<3881> instead<8478> of every<3605> firstborn<1060> among the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>.
19"I have given<5414> the Levites<3881> as a gift<5414> to Aaron<175> and to his sons<1121> from among<8432> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>, to perform<5647> the service<5656> of the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> at the tent<168> of meeting<4150> and to make<3722> atonement<3722> on behalf<5921> of the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>, so that there will be no<3808> plague<5063> among the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> by their coming<5066> near<5066> to the sanctuary<6944>."
20Thus did<6213> Moses<4872> and Aaron<175> and all<3605> the congregation<5712> of the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> to the Levites<3881>; according to all<3605> that the LORD<3068> had commanded<6680> Moses<4872> concerning the Levites<3881>, so<3651> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> did<6213> to them.
21The Levites<3881>, too, purified<2398> themselves from sin<2398> and washed<3526> their clothes<899>; and Aaron<175> presented<5130> them as a wave<8573> offering<8573> before<6440> the LORD<3068>. Aaron<175> also made<3722> atonement<3722> for them to cleanse<2891> them.
22Then after<310> that the Levites<3881> went<935> in to perform<5647> their service<5656> in the tent<168> of meeting<4150> before<6440> Aaron<175> and before<6440> his sons<1121>; just<3512> as the LORD<3068> had commanded<6680> Moses<4872> concerning<5921> the Levites<3881>, so<3651> they did<6213> to them.
23Now the LORD<3068> spoke<1696> to Moses<4872>, saying<559>,
24"This<2088> is what<834> applies to the Levites<3881>: from twenty-five<6242><2568> years<8141> old<1121> and upward<4605> they shall enter<935> to perform<6633> service<6635> in the work<5656> of the tent<168> of meeting<4150>.
25"But at the age<1121> of fifty<2572> years<8141> they shall retire<7725> from service<6635> in the work<5656> and not work<5647> any<5750> more<5750>.
26"They may, however, assist<8334> their brothers<251> in the tent<168> of meeting<4150>, to keep<8104> an obligation<4931>, but they themselves shall do<5647> no<3808> work<5656>. Thus<3602> you shall deal<6213> with the Levites<3881> concerning their obligations<4931>."