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And the Lord said to Moses,
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Say to Aaron, When you put the lights in their places, the seven lights will give light in front of the support.
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And Aaron did so; he put the lights in their places so that they gave light in front of the support, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.
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The support for the lights was of hammered gold work, from its base to its flowers it was of hammered work; from the design which the Lord had given to Moses, he made the support for the lights.
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And the Lord said to Moses,
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Take the Levites out from among the children of Israel and make them clean.
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And this is how you are to make them clean: let the holy water which takes away sin be put on them, and let the hair all over their bodies be cut off with a sharp blade, and let their clothing be washed and their bodies made clean.
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Then let them take a young ox and its meal offering, crushed grain mixed with oil, and take another ox for a sin-offering.
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And make the Levites come forward in front of the Tent of meeting, and let all the children of Israel come together:
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And you are to take the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel are to put their hands on them:
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And Aaron is to give the Levites to the Lord as a wave offering from the children of Israel, so that they may do the Lord's work.