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Then the
LORD spoke to
Moses,
saying,
r{maeL h,v{m -l,a h'wh.y reB;d.y;w
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"Speak to
Aaron and
say to him, 'When you
mount the
lamps, the
seven lamps will
give light in the
front of the
lampstand.' "
'$.t{l][;h.B wy'lea 'T.r;m'a.w !{r]h;a -l,a reB;D ? .Wryia'y h'rw{n.M;h yen.P l.Wm -l,a t{reN;h -t,a ? tw{reN;h t;[.biv
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Aaron therefore
did so; he
mounted its
lamps at the
front of the
lampstand,
just as the
LORD had
commanded Moses.
h'rw{n.M;h yen.P l.Wm -l,a !{r]h;a !eK f;[;Y;w ? h,v{m -t,a h'wh.y h\Wic r,v]a;K 'hy,t{ren h'l/[,h
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Now
this was the
workmanship of the
lampstand,
hammered work of
gold; from its
base to its
flowers it was
hammered work; according to the
pattern which the
LORD had
showed Moses,
so he
made the
lampstand.
H'ker.y -d;[ b'h'z h'v.qim h'r{n.M;h hef][;m h,z.w ? h'a.r,h r,v]a h,a.r;M;K awih h'v.qim H'x.riP -d;[ ? h'r{n.M;h -t,a h'f'[ !eK h,v{m -t,a h'wh.y
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Again the
LORD spoke to
Moses,
saying,
r{maeL h,v{m -l,a h'wh.y reB;d.y;w
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"Take the
Levites from
among the
sons of
Israel and
cleanse them.
'T.r;hij.w lea'r.fIy yen.B .$w{Tim ~iYiw.l;h -t,a x;q ? ~'t{a
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"Thus you shall
do to them, for their
cleansing: sprinkle
purifying water on them, and let them
use a
razor over their
whole body and
wash their
clothes, and they will be
clean.
yem ~,hyel][ heZ;h ~'r]h;j.l ~,h'l h,f][;t -h{k.w ? .Ws.Bik.w ~'r'f.B -l'K -l;[ r;[;t .Wryib/[,h.w ta'J;x ? .Wr'h,Jih.w ~,hyed.gib
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"Then let them
take a
bull * * with its grain
offering,
fine flour mixed with
oil; and a
second bull you shall
take for a
sin offering.
h'l.Wl.B t,l{s w{t'x.nim.W r'q'B -n,B r;P .Wx.q'l.w ? ta'J;x.l x;QiT r'q'B -n,b yinev -r;p.W !,m'V;b
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"So you shall
present the
Levites before the
tent of
meeting. You shall also
assemble the
whole congregation of the
sons of
Israel,
de[w{m l,h{a yen.pil ~iYiw.l;h -t,a 'T.b;r.qih.w ? lea'r.fIy yen.B t;d][ -l'K -t,a 'T.l;h.qih.w
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and
present the
Levites before the
LORD; and the
sons of
Israel shall
lay their
hands on the
Levites.
.Wk.m's.w h'wh.y yen.pil ~iYiw.l;h -t,a 'T.b;r.qih.w ? ~iYiw.l;h -l;[ ~,hyed.y -t,a lea'r.fIy -yen.b
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"Aaron then shall
present the
Levites before the
LORD as a
wave offering from the
sons of
Israel, that they may
qualify to
perform the
service of the
LORD.
yen.pil h'p.Wn.T ~iYiw.l;h -t,a !{r]h;a @yineh.w ? t;d{b][ -t,a d{b][;l .Wy'h.w lea'r.fIy yen.B teaem h'wh.y ? h'wh.y
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"Now the
Levites shall
lay their
hands on the
heads of the
bulls; then
offer the
one for a
sin offering and the
other for a
burnt offering to the
LORD, to
make atonement for the
Levites.
~yir'P;h va{r l;[ ~,hyed.y -t,a .Wk.m.sIy ~iYiw.l;h.w ? h'l{[ d'x,a'h -t,a.w ta'J;x d'x,a'h -t,a hef][;w ? ~iYiw.l;h -l;[ reP;k.l h'why;l
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"You shall have the
Levites stand before Aaron and
before his
sons so as to
present them as a
wave offering to the
LORD.
yen.pil.w !{r]h;a yen.pil ~iYiw.l;h -t,a 'T.d;m][;h.w ? h'why;l h'p.Wn.T ~'t{a 'T.p;neh.w wy'n'b
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"Thus you shall
separate the
Levites from
among the
sons of
Israel, and the
Levites shall be Mine.
lea'r.fIy yen.B .$w{Tim ~iYiw.l;h -t,a 'T.l;D.bih.w ? ~iYiw.l;h yil .Wy'h.w
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"Then
after that the
Levites may
go in to
serve the
tent of
meeting. But you shall
cleanse them and
present them as a
wave offering;
l,h{a -t,a d{b][;l ~iYiw.l;h .Wa{b'y !ek -yer]x;a.w ? h'p.Wn.T ~'t{a 'T.p;neh.w ~'t{a 'T.r;hij.w de[w{m
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for they are
wholly given to Me from
among the
sons of
Israel. I have
taken them for Myself
instead of
every first issue of the
womb, the
firstborn of
all the
sons of
Israel.
yen.B .$w{Tim yil h'Meh ~yinUt.n ~yinUt.n yiK ? l{K rw{k.B ~,x,r -l'K t;r.jiP t;x;T lea'r.fIy ? yil ~'t{a yiT.x;q'l lea'r.fIy yen.Bim
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"For
every firstborn among the
sons of
Israel is Mine, among the
men and among the
animals; on the
day that I
struck down all the
firstborn in the
land of
Egypt I
sanctified them for Myself.
~'d'a'B lea'r.fIy yen.biB rw{k.B -l'k yil yiK ? #,r,a.B rw{k.B -l'k yit{K;h ~w{y.B h'meh.B;b.W ? yil ~'t{a yiT.v;D.qih ~Iy;r.cim
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"But I have
taken the
Levites instead of
every firstborn among the
sons of
Israel.
yen.biB rw{k.B -l'K t;x;T ~iYiw.l;h -t,a x;Q,a'w ? lea'r.fIy
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"I have
given the
Levites as a
gift to
Aaron and to his
sons from
among the
sons of
Israel, to
perform the
service of the
sons of
Israel at the
tent of
meeting and to
make atonement on
behalf of the
sons of
Israel, so that there will be
no plague among the
sons of
Israel by their
coming near to the
sanctuary."
wy'n'b.l.W !{r]h;a.l ~yinUt.n ~iYiw.l;h -t,a h'n.T,a'w ? lea'r.fIy -yen.B t;d{b][ -t,a d{b][;l lea'r.fIy yen.B .$w{Tim ? a{l.w lea'r.fIy yen.B -l;[ reP;k.l.W de[w{m l,h{a.B ? lea'r.fIy -yen.B t,v,g.B @,g,n lea'r.fIy yen.biB h,y.hIy ? v,d{Q;h -l,a
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Thus
did Moses and
Aaron and
all the
congregation of the
sons of
Israel to the
Levites; according to
all that the
LORD had
commanded Moses concerning the
Levites,
so the
sons of
Israel did to them.
lea'r.fIy -yen.B t;d][ -l'k.w !{r]h;a.w h,v{m f;[;Y;w ? h,v{m -t,a h'wh.y h\Wic -r,v]a l{k.K ~iYiw.l;l ? lea'r.fIy yen.B ~,h'l .Wf'[ -neK ~iYiw.l;l
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The
Levites, too,
purified themselves from
sin and
washed their
clothes; and
Aaron presented them as a
wave offering before the
LORD.
Aaron also
made atonement for them to
cleanse them.
@,n'Y;w ~,hyed.giB .Ws.B;k.y;w ~iYiw.l;h .Wa.J;x.tiY;w ? reP;k.y;w h'wh.y yen.pil h'p.Wn.T ~'t{a !{r]h;a ? ~'r]h;j.l !{r]h;a ~,hyel][
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Then
after that the
Levites went in to
perform their
service in the
tent of
meeting before Aaron and
before his
sons;
just as the
LORD had
commanded Moses concerning the
Levites,
so they
did to them.
~'t'd{b][ -t,a d{b][;l ~iYiw.l;h .Wa'B !ek -yer]x;a.w ? wy'n'b yen.pil.w !{r]h;a yen.pil de[w{m l,h{a.B ? ~iYiw.l;h -l;[ h,v{m -t,a h'wh.y h\Wic r,v]a;K ? ~,h'l .Wf'[ !eK
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Now the
LORD spoke to
Moses,
saying,
r{maeL h,v{m -l,a h'wh.y reB;d.y;w
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"This is
what applies to the
Levites: from
twenty-five * years old and
upward they shall
enter to
perform service in the
work of the
tent of
meeting.
h'n'v ~yir.f,[.w vem'x !,Bim ~iYiw.l;l r,v]a ta{z ? de[w{m l,h{a t;d{b][;B a'b'c a{b.cil aw{b'y h'l.[;m'w
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"But at the
age of
fifty years they shall
retire from
service in the
work and not
work any more.
h'd{b]['h a'b.Cim b.Wv'y h'n'v ~yiVim]x !,Bim.W ? dw{[ d{b][;y a{l.w
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"They may, however,
assist their
brothers in the
tent of
meeting, to
keep an
obligation, but they themselves shall
do no work.
Thus you shall
deal with the
Levites concerning their
obligations."
t,r,m.vim r{m.vil de[w{m l,h{a.B wy'x,a -t,a terev.w ? ~'t{r.m.vim.B ~iYiw.l;l h,f][;T h'k'K d{b][;y a{l h'd{b][;w