1And the Lord hit up Moses, saying,

2Tell Aaron, when you light the lamps, the seven lamps are gonna shine lit over the candlestick.

3And Aaron was like, "Bet," and lit the lamps just like the Lord told Moses.

4This candlestick was made of pure gold, all fancy and crafted, just as the Lord showed Moses, so he made it pop off.

5And the Lord hit up Moses again, saying,

6Grab the Levites from the Israelites and get them all cleaned up.

7Here’s the plan: sprinkle some purifying water on them, let them shave all their hair, wash their clothes, and get fresh.

8Then they gotta take a young bull and a meat offering with fine flour mixed with oil, and another young bull for a sin offering.

9Bring the Levites to the tabernacle and gather everyone from Israel together, no cap.

10Bring the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites will put their hands on the Levites, periodt.

11Aaron's gotta bring the Levites to the Lord as an offering from the squad, so they can pop off in service to God.

12The Levites gotta put their hands on the bulls' heads: one for sin and the other for a burnt offering, to vibe with the Lord and atone for themselves.

13Set the Levites in front of Aaron and his fam, and offer them up to the Lord, no cap.

14This is how you separate the Levites from the crew of Israel: they’re straight-up mine.

15After that, the Levites will roll in to do their thing at the tabernacle, and you gotta cleanse them and offer them up.

16They're all in for me from the squad of Israel; instead of every firstborn, I picked them for myself, fr.

17All the firstborns of Israel are mine, both people and animals: when I took out every firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself.

18I snagged the Levites as a replacement for all the firstborns of Israel.

19I gave the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his crew from Israel, to handle their service in the tabernacle and atone for the squad, so there’s no plague when they roll up to the sanctuary.

20Moses, Aaron, and the whole crew did exactly what the Lord told Moses about the Levites, and Israel followed through, periodt.

21The Levites got cleaned up, washed their fits; Aaron was like, "Here’s my offering for the Lord," and he made sure they were all good, no cap.

22After that, the Levites popped off to do their thing in the tabernacle, just like God told Moses, and they totally followed the vibe.

23Then the Lord hit up Moses with a message, fr.

24This is the deal for the Levites: once they hit 25, they’re in for the tabernacle service, no questions.

25But once they turn 50, they chill out from serving, and that’s it, periodt.

26They’ll still vibe with their crew in the tabernacle, keeping things on lock, but no actual service. That’s how you roll with the Levites and their duties.

1And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

3And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses.

4And 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.

5And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

6Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

7And 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.

8Then 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.

9And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:

10And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:

11And 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.

12And 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.

13And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the Lord.

14Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.

15And 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.

16For 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.

17For 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.

18And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

19And 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.

20And 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.

21And 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.

22And 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.

23And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

24This 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:

25And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:

26But 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.