Numbers 8 Parallel Bible Translations

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Bishops' Bible of 1568
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1 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying: Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, The LORD said to Moses,
2 Speake vnto Aaron, and say vnto hym: When thou settest vp the lampes, the seuen lampes shal geue light towarde ye forefront of the candlesticke. “Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.” “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.’”
3 And Aaron dyd euen so, and lyghted the lampes thereof towarde the forefront of the candlesticke, as the Lorde commaunded Moyses. And Aaron did so: he set up its lamps in front of the lampstand, as the LORD commanded Moses. Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as the LORD commanded Moses.
4 And this was the worke of the candlesticke, euen of golde beaten out with the hammer, both the shaft and the flowres therof was beaten out with ye hammer: accordyng vnto the paterne which the Lorde had shewed Moyses, euen so he made the candlesticke. And 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 that the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. This 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.
5 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying: And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, The LORD said to Moses:
6 Take the Leuites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. “Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and cleanse them. “Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.
7 And thus shalt thou do vnto them, when thou cleansest them: Sprinckle water of purifiyng vpon them, and let them shaue all their fleshe, and let them washe their clothes, and so make them selues cleane. Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification upon them, and let them go with a razor over all their body, and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves. To 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.
8 Then let them take a young bullocke with his meate offeryng euen fine floure minged with oyle, and another young bullocke shalt thou take for a sinne offeryng. Then let them take a bull from the herd and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another bull from the herd for a sin offering. Have 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.
9 And thou shalt bryng the Leuites before the tabernacle of the congregation, thou shalt gather the whole multitude of the children of Israel together, And you shall bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the whole congregation of the people of Israel. Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting and assemble the whole Israelite community.
10 And bryng the Leuites before the Lorde, and the children of Israel shall put their handes vpon the Leuites. When you bring the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites, You are to bring the Levites before the LORD, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.
11 And Aaron shall waue the Leuites before the Lorde for a waue offeryng of the children of Israel, that they may execute the ministration of the seruice of the Lorde. and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that they may do the service of the LORD. Aaron 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.
12 And the Leuites shal put their handes vpon the heades of the bullockes: and thou shalt offer the one for a sinne offeryng, and the other for a burnt offeryng vnto the Lorde, that thou mayest make an attonement for the Leuites. Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the LORD to make atonement for the Levites. “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.
13 And thou shalt set the Leuites before Aaron and his sonnes, and waue them for a waue offeryng vnto the Lorde. And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and shall offer them as a wave offering to the LORD. Have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering to the LORD.
14 And thus thou shalt seperate the Leuites from among the children of Israel, and the Leuites shalbe myne. “Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine. In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.
15 After that, shall the Leuites go in, to do the seruice of the tabernacle of the congregation: And thou shalt cleanse them, & waue them for a waue offering: And after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering. “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.
16 For they are geuen and deliuered vnto me from among the children of Israel for such as open euery wombe, euen for the first borne of all the children of Israel haue I taken them vnto me. For they are wholly given to me from among the people of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself. They 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.
17 For all the first borne of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: since the day that I smote euery first borne in the lande of Egypt, I sanctified them for my selfe. For all the firstborn among the people of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for myself, Every 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.
18 And I haue taken the Leuites for all the first borne of the children of Israel. and I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel. And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.
19 And haue geuen the Leuites as a gift to Aaron and his sonnes from among the children of Israel, to do the seruice of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an attonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, if the children of Israel come nye vnto the sanctuarie. And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the people of Israel, that there may be no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the sanctuary.” From 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.”
20 And Moyses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, dyd with the Leuites: accordyng vnto all that the Lorde comaunded Moyses concernyng the Leuites, euen so did the children of Israel vnto them. Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the people of Israel to the Levites. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the people of Israel did to them. Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the LORD commanded Moses.
21 And the Leuites were purified, and wasshed their clothes: And Aaron waued them as a waue offeryng before the Lorde, and made an attonement for them, to cleanse them. And the Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the LORD, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. The 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.
22 After that, went the Leuites in, to do their seruice in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron and his sonnes: as the Lorde had comaunded Moyses concernyng the Leuites, euen so they dyd vnto them. And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them. After 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.
23 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying: And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, The LORD said to Moses,
24 This is it that belongeth vnto the Leuites: From twentie and fiue yeres olde and vpwarde, they shall go in to wayte vpon the seruice of the tabernacle of the congregation. “This applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall come to do duty in the service of the tent of meeting. “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,
25 And from the age of fiftie yeres, they shall ceasse waytyng vpon the seruice therof, and shall serue no more: And from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from the duty of the service and serve no more. but at the age of fifty, they must retire from their regular service and work no longer.
26 But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to kepe thynges committed to their charge: but shall do no more seruice. Thus therfore shalt thou do vnto the Leuites touchyng their charge, They minister to their brothers in the tent of meeting by keeping guard, but they shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites in assigning their duties.” They 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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