Numbers 8

1 ♥ 📝 A nd Jehovah^H3068 spake^H1696 unto Moses,^H4872 saying,^H559

2 ♥ 📝 Speak^H1696 unto Aaron,^H175 and say^H559 unto him, When thou lightest^H5927 the lamps,^H5216 the seven^H7651 lamps^H5216 shall give light^H215 in front^H6440 of the candlestick.^H4501

3 ♥ 📝 And Aaron^H175 did^H6213 so; he lighted^H5927 the lamps^H5216 thereof [so as to give light] in front^H4136 of the candlestick,^H4501 as Jehovah^H3068 commanded^H6680 Moses.^H4872

4 ♥ 📝 And this was the work^H4639 of the candlestick,^H4501 beaten^H4749 work of gold;^H2091 unto the base^H3409 thereof, [and] unto the flowers^H6525 thereof, it was beaten work:^H4749 according unto the pattern^H4758 which Jehovah^H3068 had showed^H7200 Moses,^H4872 so he made^H6213 the candlestick.^H4501

5 ♥ 📝 And Jehovah^H3068 spake^H1696 unto Moses,^H4872 saying,^H559

6 ♥ 📝 Take^H3947 the Levites^H3881 from among^H8432 the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 and cleanse^H2891 them.

7 ♥ 📝 And thus shalt thou do^H6213 unto them, to cleanse^H2891 them: sprinkle^H5137 the water^H4325 of expiation^H2403 upon them, and let them cause a razor^H8593 to pass over all their flesh,^H1320 and let them wash^H3526 their clothes,^H899 and cleanse^H2891 themselves.

8 ♥ 📝 Then let them take^H3947 a young^H1121 bullock,^H6499 and its meal-offering,^H4503 fine flour^H5560 mingled^H1101 with oil;^H8081 and another^H8145 young^H1121 bullock^H6499 shalt thou take^H3947 for a sin-offering.^H2403

9 ♥ 📝 And thou shalt present^H7126 the Levites^H3881 before^H6440 the tent^H168 of meeting:^H4150 and thou shalt assemble^H6950 the whole^H6950 congregation^H4150 of the children^H1121 of Israel:^H3478

10 ♥ 📝 and thou shalt present^H7126 the Levites^H3881 before^H6440 Jehovah.^H3068 And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 shall lay^H5564 their hands^H3027 upon the Levites:^H3881

11 ♥ 📝 and Aaron^H175 shall offer^H5130 the Levites^H3881 before^H6440 Jehovah^H3068 for a wave-offering,^H8573 on the behalf of the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 that it may be theirs to do^H5647 the service^H5656 of Jehovah.^H3068

12 ♥ 📝 And the Levites^H3881 shall lay^H5564 their hands^H3027 upon the heads^H7218 of the bullocks:^H6499 and offer^H6213 thou the one^H259 for a sin-offering,^H2403 and the other^H259 for a burnt-offering,^H2403 unto Jehovah,^H3068 to make atonement^H3722 for the Levites.^H3881

13 ♥ 📝 And thou shalt set^H5975 the Levites^H3881 before^H6440 Aaron,^H175 and before^H6440 his sons,^H1121 and offer^H5130 them for a wave-offering^H8573 unto Jehovah.^H3068

14 ♥ 📝 Thus shalt thou separate^H914 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 to do the service^H5647 of the tent^H168 of meeting:^H4150 and thou shalt cleanse^H2891 them, and offer^H5130 them for a wave-offering.^H8573

16 ♥ 📝 For they are wholly given^H5414 unto me from among^H8432 the children^H1121 of Israel;^H3478 instead of all that openeth^H6363 the womb,^H7358 even the first-born^H1060 of all the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 have I taken^H3947 them unto me.

17 ♥ 📝 For all the first-born^H1060 among the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 are mine, both man^H120 and beast:^H929 on the day^H3117 that I smote^H5221 all the first-born^H1060 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 I sanctified^H6942 them for myself.

18 ♥ 📝 And I have taken^H3947 the Levites^H3881 instead of all the first-born^H1060 among the children^H1121 of Israel.^H3478

19 ♥ 📝 And I have given^H5414 the Levites^H3881 as a gift^H5414 to Aaron^H175 and to his sons^H1121 from among^H8432 the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 to do^H5647 the service^H5656 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 in the tent^H168 of meeting,^H4150 and to make atonement^H3722 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 unto the sanctuary.^H6944

20 ♥ 📝 Thus did^H6213 Moses,^H4872 and Aaron,^H175 and all the congregation^H5712 of the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 unto the Levites:^H3881 according unto all that Jehovah^H3068 commanded^H6680 Moses^H4872 touching the Levites,^H3881 so did^H6213 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 unto them.

21 ♥ 📝 And the Levites^H3881 purified^H2398 themselves from sin, and they washed^H3526 their clothes:^H899 and Aaron^H175 offered^H5130 them for a wave-offering^H8573 before^H6440 Jehovah;^H3068 and Aaron^H175 made atonement^H3722 for them to cleanse^H2891 them.

22 ♥ 📝 And after^H310 that went^H935 the Levites^H3881 in to do^H5647 their service^H5656 in the tent^H168 of meeting^H4150 before^H6440 Aaron,^H175 and before^H6440 his sons:^H1121 as Jehovah^H3068 had commanded^H6680 Moses^H4872 concerning the Levites,^H3881 so did^H6213 they unto them.

23 ♥ 📝 And Jehovah^H3068 spake^H1696 unto Moses,^H4872 saying,^H559

24 ♥ 📝 This is that which belongeth unto the Levites:^H3881 from twenty^H6242 and five^H2568 years^H8141 old^H1121 and upward^H4605 they shall go in^H935 to wait^H6633 upon the service^H5656 in the work of the tent^H168 of meeting:^H4150

25 ♥ 📝 and from the age^H1121 of fifty^H2572 years^H8141 they shall cease^H7725 waiting^H6635 upon the work,^H5656 and shall serve^H5647 no more,

26 ♥ 📝 but shall minister^H8334 with their brethren^H251 in the tent^H168 of meeting,^H4150 to keep^H8104 the charge,^H4931 and shall do^H5647 no service.^H5656 Thus shalt thou do^H5647 unto the Levites^H3881 touching their charges.^H4931