| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: | 1Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 2“Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’ ” | 2“Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.” |
| 3And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 3And Aaron did so: he set up its lamps in front of the lampstand, as the LORD commanded Moses. |
| 4Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was hammered work. According to the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. | 4And this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern that the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. |
| 5Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: | 5And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 6“Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially. | 6“Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and cleanse them. |
| 7Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification on them, and let them shave all their body, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. | 7Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification upon them, and let them go with a razor over all their body, and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves. |
| 8Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as a sin offering. | 8Then let them take a bull from the herd and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another bull from the herd for a sin offering. |
| 9And you shall bring the Levites before the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall gather together the whole congregation of the children of Israel. | 9And you shall bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the whole congregation of the people of Israel. |
| 10So you shall bring the Levites before the LORD, and the children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites; | 10When you bring the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites, |
| 11and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD like a wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the work of the LORD. | 11and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that they may do the service of the LORD. |
| 12Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites. | 12Then 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 the LORD to make atonement for the Levites. |
| 13“And you shall stand the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them like a wave offering to the LORD. | 13And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and shall offer them as a wave offering to the LORD. |
| 14Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine. | 14“Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine. |
| 15After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering. | 15And after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering. |
| 16For they are wholly given to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel. | 16For they are wholly given to me from among the people of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself. |
| 17For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them to Myself. | 17For all the firstborn among the people of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for myself, |
| 18I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel. | 18and I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel. |
| 19And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the work for the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come near the sanctuary.” | 19And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the people of Israel, that there may be no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the sanctuary.” |
| 20Thus Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them. | 20Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the people of Israel to the Levites. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the people of Israel did to them. |
| 21And the Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes; then Aaron presented them like a wave offering before the LORD, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. | 21And the Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the LORD, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. |
| 22After that the Levites went in to do their work in the tabernacle of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them. | 22And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them. |
| 23Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 23And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 24“This is what pertains to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and above one may enter to perform service in the work of the tabernacle of meeting; | 24“This applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall come to do duty in the service of the tent of meeting. |
| 25and at the age of fifty years they must cease performing this work, and shall work no more. | 25And from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from the duty of the service and serve no more. |
| 26They may minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of meeting, to attend to needs, but they themselves shall do no work. Thus you shall do to the Levites regarding their duties.” | 26They minister to their brothers in the tent of meeting by keeping guard, but they shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites in assigning their duties.” |
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