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The LORD said to Moses,
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"Separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and make them clean.
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This is what you must do to make them clean: Sprinkle them with water to take away their sins. Make them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes. Then they will be clean.
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Next, they must take a young bull and the grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil that is offered with it. You must take a second young bull as an offering for sin.
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Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting, and assemble the whole community of Israel.
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Then bring the Levites into the LORD's presence, and the Israelites will place their hands on them.
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Aaron will present the Levites to the LORD as an offering from the Israelites. Then they will be ready to do the LORD's work.
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"The Levites will place their hands on the heads of the young bulls. Sacrifice one of them as an offering for sin and the other one as a burnt offering to the LORD. These sacrifices will make peace with the LORD for the Levites.
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Make the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons, and present them as an offering to the LORD.
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In this way you will separate the Levites from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.
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"Once you have made them clean and presented them as an offering, the Levites may come and do their work at the tent of meeting.