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Numbers 8 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
[2] “Speak to Aaron, and tell him, ‘When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’ ”
[3] Aaron did so. He lit its lamps to light the area in front of the lamp stand, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
[4] This was the workmanship of the lamp stand, beaten work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was beaten work. He made the lamp stand according to the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses.
[5] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
[6] “Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
[7] You shall do this to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of cleansing on them, let them shave their whole bodies with a razor, let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.
[8] Then 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.
[9] You shall present the Levites before the Tent of Meeting. You shall assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel.
[10] You shall present the Levites before Yahweh. The children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites,
[11] and 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.
[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.
[13] You shall set the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to Yahweh.
[14] Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.
[15] “After that, the Levites shall go in to do the service of the Tent of Meeting. You shall cleanse them, and offer them as a wave offering.
[16] For 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.
[17] For 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.
[18] I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
[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, so that there will be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come near to the sanctuary.”
[20] Moses, 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.
[21] The 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.
[22] After 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.
[23] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
[24] “This is what is assigned 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;
[25] and from the age of fifty years they shall retire from doing the work, and shall serve no more,
[26] but shall assist their brothers in the Tent of Meeting, to perform the duty, and shall perform no service. This is how you shall have the Levites do their duties.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Numbers 8 (KJVS)

[1] And the Lord spake () unto Moses, saying, ()
[2] Speak () unto Aaron, and say () unto him, When thou lightest () the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light () over against the candlestick.
[3] And Aaron did () so; he lighted () the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded () Moses.
[4] 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] And the Lord spake () unto Moses, saying, ()
[6] Take () the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse () them.
[7] 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] 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] 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] And thou shalt bring () the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel shall put () their hands upon the Levites:
[11] 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] 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] And thou shalt set () the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer () them [for] an offering unto the Lord.
[14] Thus shalt thou separate () the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
[15] 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] 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] 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] And I have taken () the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
[19] 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] 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] 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] 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] And the Lord spake () unto Moses, saying, ()
[24] 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] And from the age of fifty years they shall cease () waiting upon the service [thereof], and shall serve () no more:
[26] 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.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Numbers 8 (BYZ)

[1] και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων
[2] λαλησον τω ααρων και ερεις προς αυτον οταν επιτιθης τους λυχνους εκ μερους κατα προσωπον της λυχνιας φωτιουσιν οι επτα λυχνοι
[3] και εποιησεν ουτως ααρων εκ του ενος μερους κατα προσωπον της λυχνιας εξηψεν τους λυχνους αυτης καθα συνεταξεν κυριος τω μωυση
[4] και αυτη η κατασκευη της λυχνιας στερεα χρυση ο καυλος αυτης και τα κρινα αυτης στερεα ολη κατα το ειδος ο εδειξεν κυριος τω μωυση ουτως εποιησεν την λυχνιαν
[5] και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων
[6] λαβε τους λευιτας εκ μεσου υιων ισραηλ και αφαγνιεις αυτους
[7] και ουτως ποιησεις αυτοις τον αγνισμον αυτων περιρρανεις αυτους υδωρ αγνισμου και επελευσεται ξυρον επι παν το σωμα αυτων και πλυνουσιν τα ιματια αυτων και καθαροι εσονται
[8] και λημψονται μοσχον ενα εκ βοων και τουτου θυσιαν σεμιδαλεως αναπεποιημενην εν ελαιω και μοσχον ενιαυσιον εκ βοων λημψη περι αμαρτιας
[9] και προσαξεις τους λευιτας εναντι της σκηνης του μαρτυριου και συναξεις πασαν συναγωγην υιων ισραηλ
[10] και προσαξεις τους λευιτας εναντι κυριου και επιθησουσιν οι υιοι ισραηλ τας χειρας αυτων επι τους λευιτας
[11] και αφοριει ααρων τους λευιτας αποδομα εναντι κυριου παρα των υιων ισραηλ και εσονται ωστε εργαζεσθαι τα εργα κυριου
[12] οι δε λευιται επιθησουσιν τας χειρας επι τας κεφαλας των μοσχων και ποιησει τον ενα περι αμαρτιας και τον ενα εις ολοκαυτωμα κυριω εξιλασασθαι περι αυτων
[13] και στησεις τους λευιτας εναντι κυριου και εναντι ααρων και εναντι των υιων αυτου και αποδωσεις αυτους αποδομα εναντι κυριου
[14] και διαστελεις τους λευιτας εκ μεσου υιων ισραηλ και εσονται εμοι
[15] και μετα ταυτα εισελευσονται οι λευιται εργαζεσθαι τα εργα της σκηνης του μαρτυριου και καθαριεις αυτους και αποδωσεις αυτους εναντι κυριου
[16] οτι αποδομα αποδεδομενοι ουτοι μοι εισιν εκ μεσου υιων ισραηλ αντι των διανοιγοντων πασαν μητραν πρωτοτοκων παντων εκ των υιων ισραηλ ειληφα αυτους εμοι
[17] οτι εμοι παν πρωτοτοκον εν υιοις ισραηλ απο ανθρωπου εως κτηνους η ημερα επαταξα παν πρωτοτοκον εν γη αιγυπτω ηγιασα αυτους εμοι
[18] και ελαβον τους λευιτας αντι παντος πρωτοτοκου εν υιοις ισραηλ
[19] και απεδωκα τους λευιτας αποδομα δεδομενους ααρων και τοις υιοις αυτου εκ μεσου υιων ισραηλ εργαζεσθαι τα εργα των υιων ισραηλ εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου και εξιλασκεσθαι περι των υιων ισραηλ και ουκ εσται εν τοις υιοις ισραηλ προσεγγιζων προς τα αγια
[20] και εποιησεν μωυσης και ααρων και πασα συναγωγη υιων ισραηλ τοις λευιταις καθα ενετειλατο κυριος τω μωυση περι των λευιτων ουτως εποιησαν αυτοις οι υιοι ισραηλ
[21] και ηγνισαντο οι λευιται και επλυναντο τα ιματια και απεδωκεν αυτους ααρων αποδομα εναντι κυριου και εξιλασατο περι αυτων ααρων αφαγνισασθαι αυτους
[22] και μετα ταυτα εισηλθον οι λευιται λειτουργειν την λειτουργιαν αυτων εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου εναντι ααρων και εναντι των υιων αυτου καθως συνεταξεν κυριος τω μωυση περι των λευιτων ουτως εποιησαν αυτοις
[23] και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων
[24] τουτο εστιν το περι των λευιτων απο πεντεκαιεικοσαετους και επανω εισελευσονται ενεργειν εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου
[25] και απο πεντηκονταετους αποστησεται απο της λειτουργιας και ουκ εργαται ετι
[26] και λειτουργησει ο αδελφος αυτου εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου φυλασσειν φυλακας εργα δε ουκ εργαται ουτως ποιησεις τοις λευιταις εν ταις φυλακαις αυτων