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And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,
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Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
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And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
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And this was the work of the candlestick: [it was] of beaten gold; from its base to its flowers was it beaten work; according to the form which Jehovah had shewn Moses, so had he made the candlestick.
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And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
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Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
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And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them water of purification from sin; and they shall pass the razor over all their flesh, and shall wash their garments, and make themselves clean.
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And they shall take a young bullock and its oblation of fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.
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And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt gather together the whole assembly of the children of Israel.
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And thou shalt bring the Levites before Jehovah; and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites.
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And Aaron shall offer the Levites as a wave-offering before Jehovah from the children of Israel, and they shall perform the service of Jehovah.