Numbers
Numbers 8
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Numbers 8 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And the LORD spake unto , saying, Speak unto , and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the shall give light over against the candlestick. And did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded . 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 , so he made the candlestick. And the LORD spake unto , saying, Take the from among the children of , 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 . And thou shalt bring the before the of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of together: And thou shalt bring the before the LORD: and the children of shall their hands upon the : And shall offer the before the LORD for an offering of the children of , that they may execute the service of the LORD. And the shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a , and the other for a , unto the LORD, to make an for the . And thou shalt set the before , and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD. Thus shalt thou separate the from among the children of : and the shall be mine. And after that shall the go in to do the service of the 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 ; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of , have I taken them unto me. For all the firstborn of the children of are mine, both man and beast: the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of I sanctified them for myself. And I have taken the for all the firstborn of the children of . And I have given the as a gift to and to his sons from among the children of , to do the service of the children of in the of the congregation, and to make an for the children of : that there be no plague among the children of , when the children of come nigh unto . And , and , and all the congregation of the children of , did to the according unto all that the LORD commanded concerning the , so did the children of unto them. And the were purified, and they washed their clothes; and offered them as an offering before the LORD; and made an for them to cleanse them. And after that went the in to do their service in the of the congregation before , and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded concerning the , so did they unto them. And the LORD spake unto , saying, This is it that belongeth unto the : from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the 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 of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the touching their charge.