| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses: " | 1Then the LORD said to Moses, |
| 2Speak to Aaron and tell him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand." | 2“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’ ” |
| 3So Aaron did this; he set up its lamps to give light in front of the lampstand just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 3And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
| 4This is the way the lampstand was made: it was a hammered work of gold, hammered from its base to its flower petals. The lampstand was made according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses. | 4This is how the lampstand was constructed: it was made of hammered gold from its base to its blossoms, fashioned according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses. |
| 5The LORD spoke to Moses: " | 5Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 6Take the Levites from among the Israelites and ceremonially cleanse them. | 6“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean. |
| 7This is what you must do to them for their purification: Sprinkle them with the purification water. Have them shave their entire bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves." | 7This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves. |
| 8They are to take a young bull and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering. | 8Then have them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering. |
| 9Bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the entire Israelite community. | 9Bring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel. |
| 10Then present the Levites before the LORD, and have the Israelites lay their hands on them. | 10You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them. |
| 11Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a presentation offering from the Israelites, so that they may perform the LORD's work. | 11Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD. |
| 12Next the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls. Sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites." | 12And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites. |
| 13You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and you are to present them before the LORD as a presentation offering. | 13You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering. |
| 14In this way you are to separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites so that the Levites will belong to Me. | 14In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me. |
| 15After that the Levites may come to serve at the tent of meeting, once you have ceremonially cleansed them and presented them as a presentation offering. | 15After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 16For they have been exclusively assigned to Me from the Israelites. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, every Israelite firstborn. | 16For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel. |
| 17For every firstborn among the Israelites is Mine, both man and animal. I consecrated them to Myself on the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt. | 17For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt. |
| 18But I have taken the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites. | 18But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel. |
| 19From the Israelites, I have given the Levites exclusively to Aaron and his sons to perform the work for the Israelites at the tent of meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary." | 19And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.” |
| 20Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community did this to the Levites. The Israelites did everything to them the LORD commanded Moses regarding the Levites. | 20So Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel did with the Levites everything that the LORD had commanded Moses they should do. |
| 21The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes; then Aaron presented them before the LORD as a presentation offering. Aaron also made atonement for them to ceremonially cleanse them. | 21The 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. |
| 22After that, the Levites came to do their work at the tent of meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. So they did to them as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites. | 22After that, the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
| 23The LORD spoke to Moses: " | 23And the LORD said to Moses, |
| 24In regard to the Levites: From 25 years old or more, a man enters the service in the work at the tent of meeting. | 24“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 25But at 50 years old he is to retire from his service in the work and no longer serve. | 25But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve. |
| 26He may assist his brothers to fulfill responsibilities at the tent of meeting, but he must not do the work. This is how you are to deal with the Levites regarding their duties." | 26After that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.” |
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