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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.”
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King James w/Strong’s #s
Numbers 8 (KJVS)
[1] And the LORD H3068 spake H1696 (8762) unto Moses H4872, saying H559 (8800),
[2] Speak H1696 (8761) unto Aaron H175, and say H559 (8804) unto him, When thou lightest H5927 (8687) the lamps H5216, the seven H7651 lamps H5216 shall give light H215 (8686) over against H6440 H4136 the candlestick H4501.
[3] And Aaron H175 did H6213 (8799) so; he lighted H5927 (8689) the lamps H5216 thereof over against H4136 H6440 the candlestick H4501, as the LORD H3068 commanded H6680 (8765) Moses H4872.
[4] And this work H4639 of the candlestick H4501 [was of] beaten H4749 gold H2091, unto the shaft H3409 thereof, unto the flowers H6525 thereof, [was] beaten work H4749: according unto the pattern H4758 which the LORD H3068 had shewed H7200 (8689) Moses H4872, so he made H6213 (8804) the candlestick H4501.
[5] And the LORD H3068 spake H1696 (8762) unto Moses H4872, saying H559 (8800),
[6] Take H3947 (8798) the Levites H3881 from among H8432 the children H1121 of Israel H3478, and cleanse H2891 (8765) them.
[7] And thus shalt thou do H6213 (8799) unto them, to cleanse H2891 (8763) them: Sprinkle H5137 (8685) water H4325 of purifying H2403 upon them, and let them shave H8593 H5674 (8689) all their flesh H1320, and let them wash H3526 (8765) their clothes H899, and [so] make themselves clean H2891 (8694).
[8] Then let them take H3947 (8804) a young H1121 H1241 bullock H6499 with his meat offering H4503, [even] fine flour H5560 mingled H1101 (8803) with oil H8081, and another H8145 young H1121 H1241 bullock H6499 shalt thou take H3947 (8799) for a sin offering H2403.
[9] And thou shalt bring H7126 (8689) the Levites H3881 before H6440 the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150: and thou shalt gather H6950 the whole assembly H5712 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 together H6950 (8689):
[10] And thou shalt bring H7126 (8689) the Levites H3881 before H6440 the LORD H3068: and the children H1121 of Israel H3478 shall put H5564 (8804) their hands H3027 upon the Levites H3881:
[11] And Aaron H175 shall offer H5130 (8689) the Levites H3881 before H6440 the LORD H3068 [for] an offering H8573 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478, that they may execute H5647 (8800) the service H5656 of the LORD H3068.
[12] And the Levites H3881 shall lay H5564 (8799) their hands H3027 upon the heads H7218 of the bullocks H6499: and thou shalt offer H6213 (8798) the one H259 [for] a sin offering H2403, and the other H259 [for] a burnt offering H5930, unto the LORD H3068, to make an atonement H3722 (8763) for the Levites H3881.
[13] And thou shalt set H5975 (8689) the Levites H3881 before H6440 Aaron H175, and before H6440 his sons H1121, and offer H5130 (8689) them [for] an offering H8573 unto the LORD H3068.
[14] Thus shalt thou separate H914 (8689) the Levites H3881 from among H8432 the children H1121 of Israel H3478: and the Levites H3881 shall be mine.
[15] And after H310 that shall the Levites H3881 go in H935 (8799) to do the service H5647 (8800) of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150: and thou shalt cleanse H2891 (8765) them, and offer H5130 (8689) them [for] an offering H8573.
[16] For they [are] wholly given H5414 (8803) unto me from among H8432 the children H1121 of Israel H3478; instead of such as open H6363 every womb H7358, [even instead of] the firstborn H1060 of all the children H1121 of Israel H3478, have I taken H3947 (8804) them unto me.
[17] For all the firstborn H1060 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 [are] mine, [both] man H120 and beast H929: on the day H3117 that I smote H5221 (8687) every firstborn H1060 in the land H776 of Egypt H4714 I sanctified H6942 (8689) them for myself.
[18] And I have taken H3947 (8799) the Levites H3881 for all the firstborn H1060 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478.
[19] And I have given H5414 (8799) the Levites H3881 [as] a gift H5414 (8803) to Aaron H175 and to his sons H1121 from among H8432 the children H1121 of Israel H3478, to do H5647 (8800) the service H5656 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 in the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150, and to make an atonement H3722 (8763) for the children H1121 of Israel H3478: that there be no plague H5063 among the children H1121 of Israel H3478, when the children H1121 of Israel H3478 come nigh H5066 (8800) unto the sanctuary H6944.
[20] And Moses H4872, and Aaron H175, and all the congregation H5712 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478, did H6213 (8799) to the Levites H3881 according unto all that the LORD H3068 commanded H6680 (8765) Moses H4872 concerning the Levites H3881, so did H6213 (8804) the children H1121 of Israel H3478 unto them.
[21] And the Levites H3881 were purified H2398 (8691), and they washed H3526 (8762) their clothes H899; and Aaron H175 offered H5130 (8686) them [as] an offering H8573 before H6440 the LORD H3068; and Aaron H175 made an atonement H3722 (8762) for them to cleanse H2891 (8763) them.
[22] And after H310 that went H935 (8804) the Levites H3881 in to do H5647 (8800) their service H5656 in the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 before H6440 Aaron H175, and before H6440 his sons H1121: as the LORD H3068 had commanded H6680 (8765) Moses H4872 concerning the Levites H3881, so did H6213 (8804) they unto them.
[23] And the LORD H3068 spake H1696 (8762) unto Moses H4872, saying H559 (8800),
[24] This [is it] that [belongeth] unto the Levites H3881: from twenty H6242 and five H2568 years H8141 old H1121 and upward H4605 they shall go in H935 (8799) to wait H6633 (8800) H6635 upon the service H5656 of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150:
[25] And from the age H1121 of fifty H2572 years H8141 they shall cease H7725 (8799) waiting H6635 upon the service H5656 [thereof], and shall serve H5647 (8799) no more:
[26] But shall minister H8334 (8765) with their brethren H251 in the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150, to keep H8104 (8800) the charge H4931, and shall do H5647 (8799) no service H5656. Thus shalt thou do H6213 (8799) unto the Levites H3881 touching their charge H4931.
Young’s Literal Translation
Numbers 8 (YLT)
[1] And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
[2] ‘Speak unto Aaron, and thou hast said unto him, In thy causing the lights to go up, over-against the face of the candlestick do the seven lights give light.’
[3] And Aaron doth so; over-against the face of the candlestick he hath caused its lights to go up, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
[4] And this is the work of the candlestick: beaten work of gold; unto its thigh, unto its flower it is beaten work; as the appearance which Jehovah shewed Moses, so he hath made the candlestick.
[5] And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
[6] ‘Take the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, and thou hast cleansed them.
[7] ‘And thus thou dost to them to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them waters of atonement, and they have caused a razor to pass over all their flesh, and have washed their garments, and cleansed themselves,
[8] and have taken a bullock, a son of the herd, and its present, flour mixed with oil,-and a second bullock a son of the herd thou dost take for a sin-offering,
[9] and thou hast brought near the Levites before the tent of meeting, and thou hast assembled the whole company of the sons of Israel,
[10] and thou hast brought near the Levites before Jehovah, and the sons of Israel have laid their hands on the Levites,
[11] and Aaron hath waved the Levites-a wave-offering before Jehovah, from the sons of Israel, and they have been-for doing the service of Jehovah.
[12] ‘And the Levites lay their hands on the head of the bullocks, and make thou the one a sin-offering, and the one a burnt-offering to Jehovah, to atone for the Levites,
[13] and thou hast caused the Levites to stand before Aaron, and before his sons, and hast waved them-a wave-offering to Jehovah;
[14] and thou hast separated the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, and the Levites have become Mine;
[15] and afterwards do the Levites come in to serve the tent of meeting, and thou hast cleansed them, and hast waved them-a wave-offering.
[16] ‘For they are certainly given to Me out of the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of him who openeth any womb-the first-born of all-from the sons of Israel I have taken them to Myself;
[17] for Mine is every first-born among the sons of Israel, among man and among beast; in the day of my smiting every first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself;
[18] and I take the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel:
[19] ‘And I give the Levites gifts to Aaron and to his sons, from the midst of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the sons of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the sons of Israel, and there is no plague among the sons of Israel in the sons of Israel’s drawing nigh unto the sanctuary.’
[20] And Moses doth-Aaron also, and all the company of the sons of Israel-to the Levites according to all that Jehovah hath commanded Moses concerning the Levites; so have the sons of Israel done to them.
[21] And the Levites cleanse themselves, and wash their garments, and Aaron waveth them a wave-offering before Jehovah, and Aaron maketh atonement for them to cleanse them,
[22] and afterwards have the Levites gone in to do their service in the tent of meeting, before Aaron and before his sons; as Jehovah hath commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they have done to them.
[23] And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
[24] ‘This is that which is the Levite?’: from a son of five and twenty years and upward he doth go in to serve the host in the service of the tent of meeting,
[25] and from a son of fifty years he doth return from the host of the service, and doth not serve any more,
[26] and he hath ministered with his brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and doth not do service; thus thou dost to the Levites concerning their charge.’