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Numbers 8

The Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you light the lamps, the seven lamps will give light before the lampstand. Aaron did that. He lit its lamps opposite the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses. And this was the work of the lampstand: beaten gold, from its base to its flowers it was beaten work. According to the

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The lamps

The Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you light the lamps, the seven lamps will give light before the lampstand. Aaron did that. He lit its lamps opposite the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses. And this was the work of the lampstand: beaten gold, from its base to its flowers it was beaten work. According to the pattern the Lord had shown Moses, that is how he made the lampstand.

And the Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you light the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in front of the lampstand. And Aaron did that. He lit its lamps opposite the lampstand, the way the Lord ordered Moses. And this was the work of the lampstand: beaten gold, from its base to its flowers it was beaten work. According to the pattern the Lord had shown Moses, that's how he made the lampstand.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick. And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses. And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you light the lamps, the seven lamps will give light before the lampstand.

Plain English

Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you light the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in front of the lampstand.

King James Version, 1611

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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Aaron did that. He lit its lamps opposite the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Plain English

And Aaron did that. He lit its lamps opposite the lampstand, the way the Lord ordered Moses.

King James Version, 1611

And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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And this was the work of the lampstand: beaten gold, from its base to its flowers it was beaten work. According to the pattern the Lord had shown Moses, that is how he made the lampstand.

Plain English

And this was the work of the lampstand: beaten gold, from its base to its flowers it was beaten work. According to the pattern the Lord had shown Moses, that's how he made the lampstand.

King James Version, 1611

And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.

The Levites made clean

The Lord spoke to Moses: Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them clean. And this is what you will do to them to make them clean: Sprinkle the water of cleansing on them. And let them shave all their flesh and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves. Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil. And you will take another young bull for a sin offering. And you will bring the Levites before the tent of meeting, and you will gather the whole community of the Israelites together. And you will bring the Levites before the Lord. And the Israelites will lay their hands on the Levites. Aaron will offer the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the Israelites, so they can do the service of the Lord. The Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the bulls. And you will offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites. And you will set the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to the Lord. So you will set the Levites apart from among the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine. And after that the Levites will go in to serve the tent of meeting. And you will make them clean and offer them as a wave offering. Because they are wholly given to me from among the Israelites. Instead of everything that opens the womb, instead of all the firstborn of the Israelites, I have taken them for myself. Because all the firstborn of the Israelites are mine, both man and animal. On the day I struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself. I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the Israelites. I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the Israelites, to do the service of the Israelites in the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the Israelites — so there is no plague among the Israelites when the Israelites approach the sanctuary. Moses and Aaron and the whole community of the Israelites did that with the Levites. According to everything the Lord commanded Moses about the Levites, that is what the Israelites did with them. The Levites made themselves clean of sin and washed their clothes. And Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the Lord, and Aaron covered over for them to make them clean. And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons. As the Lord commanded Moses about the Levites, that is what they did with them. The Lord spoke to Moses: This is what belongs to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and up they will go in to do the work of the service of the tent of meeting. And from the age of fifty years they will stop doing the service and will not serve any more. But they will help their brothers in the tent of meeting, keeping the charge, and will not do any service. That is what you will do to the Levites about their charges.

And the Lord spoke to Moses: Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and make them clean. And this is what you'll do to them to make them clean: Sprinkle the water of cleansing on them. And let them shave all their flesh and wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil. And you'll take another young bull for a sin offering. And you'll bring the Levites in front of the tent of meeting, and you'll gather the whole gathering of the people of Israel together. And you'll bring the Levites in front of the Lord. And the people of Israel will lay their hands on the Levites. And Aaron will offer the Levites in front of the Lord as a wave offering from the people of Israel, so they can do the service of the Lord. And the Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the bulls. And you'll offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the Lord, to cover over for the Levites. And you'll set the Levites in front of Aaron and in front of his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to the Lord. So you'll set the Levites apart from among the people of Israel, and the Levites will be mine. And after that the Levites will go in to serve the tent of meeting. And you'll make them clean and offer them as a wave offering. Because they're wholly given to me from among the people of Israel. Instead of everything that opens the womb, instead of all the firstborn of the people of Israel, I've taken them for myself. Because all the firstborn of the people of Israel are mine, both man and animal. On the day I struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself. And I've taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the people of Israel. And I've given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service of the people of Israel in the tent of meeting and to cover over for the people of Israel — so there's no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the holy place. And Moses and Aaron and the whole gathering of the people of Israel did that with the Levites. According to everything the Lord ordered Moses about the Levites, that's what the people of Israel did with them. And the Levites made themselves clean of sin and washed their clothes. And Aaron offered them as a wave offering in front of the Lord, and Aaron covered over for them to make them clean. And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting in front of Aaron and in front of his sons. The way the Lord ordered Moses about the Levites, that's what they did with them. And the Lord spoke to Moses: This is what belongs to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and up they'll go in to do the work of the service of the tent of meeting. And from the age of fifty years they'll stop doing the service and won't serve any more. But they'll help their brothers in the tent of meeting, keeping the charge, and won't do any service. That's what you'll do to the Levites about their charges.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering. And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together: And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites: And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD. And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites. And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD. Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine. And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering. For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel. And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them. And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them. And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more: But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them clean.

Plain English

Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and make them clean.

King James Version, 1611

Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

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And this is what you will do to them to make them clean: Sprinkle the water of cleansing on them. And let them shave all their flesh and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.

Plain English

And this is what you'll do to them to make them clean: Sprinkle the water of cleansing on them. And let them shave all their flesh and wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.

King James Version, 1611

And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.

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Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil. And you will take another young bull for a sin offering.

Plain English

Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil. And you'll take another young bull for a sin offering.

King James Version, 1611

Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering.

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And you will bring the Levites before the tent of meeting, and you will gather the whole community of the Israelites together.

Plain English

And you'll bring the Levites in front of the tent of meeting, and you'll gather the whole gathering of the people of Israel together.

King James Version, 1611

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:

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And you will bring the Levites before the Lord. And the Israelites will lay their hands on the Levites.

Plain English

And you'll bring the Levites in front of the Lord. And the people of Israel will lay their hands on the Levites.

King James Version, 1611

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:

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Aaron will offer the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the Israelites, so they can do the service of the Lord.

Plain English

And Aaron will offer the Levites in front of the Lord as a wave offering from the people of Israel, so they can do the service of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.

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The Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the bulls. And you will offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites.

Plain English

And the Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the bulls. And you'll offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the Lord, to cover over for the Levites.

King James Version, 1611

And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.

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And you will set the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.

Plain English

And you'll set the Levites in front of Aaron and in front of his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.

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So you will set the Levites apart from among the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

Plain English

So you'll set the Levites apart from among the people of Israel, and the Levites will be mine.

King James Version, 1611

Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.

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And after that the Levites will go in to serve the tent of meeting. And you will make them clean and offer them as a wave offering.

Plain English

And after that the Levites will go in to serve the tent of meeting. And you'll make them clean and offer them as a wave offering.

King James Version, 1611

And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.

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Because they are wholly given to me from among the Israelites. Instead of everything that opens the womb, instead of all the firstborn of the Israelites, I have taken them for myself.

Plain English

Because they're wholly given to me from among the people of Israel. Instead of everything that opens the womb, instead of all the firstborn of the people of Israel, I've taken them for myself.

King James Version, 1611

For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.

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Because all the firstborn of the Israelites are mine, both man and animal. On the day I struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself.

Plain English

Because all the firstborn of the people of Israel are mine, both man and animal. On the day I struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself.

King James Version, 1611

For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.

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I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the Israelites.

Plain English

And I've taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the people of Israel.

King James Version, 1611

And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

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I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the Israelites, to do the service of the Israelites in the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the Israelites — so there is no plague among the Israelites when the Israelites approach the sanctuary.

Plain English

And I've given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service of the people of Israel in the tent of meeting and to cover over for the people of Israel — so there's no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the holy place.

King James Version, 1611

And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.

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Moses and Aaron and the whole community of the Israelites did that with the Levites. According to everything the Lord commanded Moses about the Levites, that is what the Israelites did with them.

Plain English

And Moses and Aaron and the whole gathering of the people of Israel did that with the Levites. According to everything the Lord ordered Moses about the Levites, that's what the people of Israel did with them.

King James Version, 1611

And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.

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The Levites made themselves clean of sin and washed their clothes. And Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the Lord, and Aaron covered over for them to make them clean.

Plain English

And the Levites made themselves clean of sin and washed their clothes. And Aaron offered them as a wave offering in front of the Lord, and Aaron covered over for them to make them clean.

King James Version, 1611

And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.

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And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons. As the Lord commanded Moses about the Levites, that is what they did with them.

Plain English

And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting in front of Aaron and in front of his sons. The way the Lord ordered Moses about the Levites, that's what they did with them.

King James Version, 1611

And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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This is what belongs to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and up they will go in to do the work of the service of the tent of meeting.

Plain English

This is what belongs to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and up they'll go in to do the work of the service of the tent of meeting.

King James Version, 1611

This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:

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And from the age of fifty years they will stop doing the service and will not serve any more.

Plain English

And from the age of fifty years they'll stop doing the service and won't serve any more.

King James Version, 1611

And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:

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But they will help their brothers in the tent of meeting, keeping the charge, and will not do any service. That is what you will do to the Levites about their charges.

Plain English

But they'll help their brothers in the tent of meeting, keeping the charge, and won't do any service. That's what you'll do to the Levites about their charges.

King James Version, 1611

But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.