Numbers 8 HCSB NIV Parallel

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1The LORD spoke to Moses: "

1The LORD said to Moses,

2Speak to Aaron and tell him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand."

2"Speak to Aaron and say to him, 'When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.'"

3So Aaron did this; he set up its lamps to give light in front of the lampstand just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

3Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

4This is the way the lampstand was made: it was a hammered work of gold, hammered from its base to its flower petals. The lampstand was made according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses.

4This is how the lampstand was made: It was made of hammered gold--from its base to its blossoms. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern the LORD had shown Moses.

5The LORD spoke to Moses: "

5The LORD said to Moses:

6Take the Levites from among the Israelites and ceremonially cleanse them.

6"Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.

7This is what you must do to them for their purification: Sprinkle them with the purification water. Have them shave their entire bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves."

7To purify them, do this: Sprinkle the water of cleansing on them; then have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes. And so they will purify themselves.

8They are to take a young bull and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.

8Have them take a young bull with its grain offering of the finest flour mixed with olive oil; then you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.

9Bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the entire Israelite community.

9Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting and assemble the whole Israelite community.

10Then present the Levites before the LORD, and have the Israelites lay their hands on them.

10You are to bring the Levites before the LORD, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.

11Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a presentation offering from the Israelites, so that they may perform the LORD's work.

11Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the Israelites, so that they may be ready to do the work of the LORD.

12Next the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls. Sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites."

12"Then the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, using one for a sin offering to the LORD and the other for a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.

13You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and you are to present them before the LORD as a presentation offering.

13Have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering to the LORD.

14In this way you are to separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites so that the Levites will belong to Me.

14In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

15After that the Levites may come to serve at the tent of meeting, once you have ceremonially cleansed them and presented them as a presentation offering.

15"After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering, they are to come to do their work at the tent of meeting.

16For they have been exclusively assigned to Me from the Israelites. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, every Israelite firstborn.

16They are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to me. I have taken them as my own in place of the firstborn, the first male offspring from every Israelite woman.

17For every firstborn among the Israelites is Mine, both man and animal. I consecrated them to Myself on the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt.

17Every firstborn male in Israel, whether human or animal, is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself.

18But I have taken the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites.

18And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.

19From the Israelites, I have given the Levites exclusively to Aaron and his sons to perform the work for the Israelites at the tent of meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary."

19From among all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons to do the work at the tent of meeting on behalf of the Israelites and to make atonement for them so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary."

20Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community did this to the Levites. The Israelites did everything to them the LORD commanded Moses regarding the Levites.

20Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the LORD commanded Moses.

21The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes; then Aaron presented them before the LORD as a presentation offering. Aaron also made atonement for them to ceremonially cleanse them.

21The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes. Then Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD and made atonement for them to purify them.

22After that, the Levites came to do their work at the tent of meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. So they did to them as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites.

22After that, the Levites came to do their work at the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did with the Levites just as the LORD commanded Moses.

23The LORD spoke to Moses: "

23The LORD said to Moses,

24In regard to the Levites: From 25 years old or more, a man enters the service in the work at the tent of meeting.

24"This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or more shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting,

25But at 50 years old he is to retire from his service in the work and no longer serve.

25but at the age of fifty, they must retire from their regular service and work no longer.

26He may assist his brothers to fulfill responsibilities at the tent of meeting, but he must not do the work. This is how you are to deal with the Levites regarding their duties."

26They may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must not do the work. This, then, is how you are to assign the responsibilities of the Levites."

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