Numbers 8 NIV NLT Parallel

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1The LORD said to Moses,

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.'"

2“Give Aaron the following instructions: When you set up the seven lamps in the lampstand, place them so their light shines forward in front of the lampstand.”

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

3So Aaron did this. He set up the seven lamps so they reflected their light forward, just as the LORD had commanded 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.

4The entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was built according to the exact design the LORD had shown Moses. The Levites Dedicated

5The LORD said to Moses:

5Then the LORD said to Moses,

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

6“Now set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel and make them ceremonially clean.

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.

7Do this by sprinkling them with the water of purification, and have them shave their entire body and wash their clothing. Then they will be ceremonially clean.

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.

8Have them bring a young bull and a grain offering of choice flour moistened with olive oil, along with a second young bull for a sin offering.

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

9Then assemble the whole community of Israel, and present the Levites at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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

10When you present the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel must lay their hands on them.

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.

11Raising his hands, Aaron must then present the Levites to the LORD as a special offering from the people of Israel, thus dedicating them to the LORD’s service.

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.

12“Next the Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls. Present one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to purify the Levites and make them right with the LORD.

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

13Then have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons, and raise your hands and present them as a special offering to the LORD.

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

14In this way, you will set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel, and the Levites will belong to me.

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.

15After this, they may go into the Tabernacle to do their work, because you have purified them and presented them as a special offering.

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.

16“Of all the people of Israel, the Levites are reserved for me. I have claimed them for myself in place of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites; I have taken the Levites as their substitutes.

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.

17For all the firstborn males among the people of Israel are mine, both of people and of animals. I set them apart for myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians.

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

18Yes, I have claimed the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons of Israel.

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."

19And of all the Israelites, I have assigned the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They will serve in the Tabernacle on behalf of the Israelites and make sacrifices to purify the people so no plague will strike them when they approach the sanctuary.”

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

20So Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel dedicated the Levites, carefully following all the LORD’s instructions to Moses.

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.

21The Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron lifted them up and presented them to the LORD as a special offering. He then offered a sacrifice to purify them and make them right with the LORD.

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.

22After that the Levites went into the Tabernacle to perform their duties, assisting Aaron and his sons. So they carried out all the commands that the LORD gave Moses concerning the Levites.

23The LORD said to Moses,

23The LORD also instructed Moses,

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,

24“This is the rule the Levites must follow: They must begin serving in the Tabernacle at the age of twenty-five,

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

25and they must retire at the age of fifty.

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."

26After retirement they may assist their fellow Levites by serving as guards at the Tabernacle, but they may not officiate in the service. This is how you must assign duties to the Levites.”

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