NASB — Numbers 8 — KJV

The Seven Lamps

1 Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 2 “Speak° to Aaron° and say° to him, ‘When you Imount° the lamps°, the seven° lamps° will agive° light° in the front° of the lampstand°.’” 3 Aaron° therefore did° so°; he Imounted° its lamps° at the front° of the lampstand°, just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses°. 4 aNow this° was the workmanship° of the lampstand°, hammered° work° of gold°; from its base° to its flowers° it was hammered° work°; baccording to the pattern° which° the LORD° had shown° Moses°, so° he made° the lampstand°.

[2] ILit raise up aEx 25:37; Lv 24:2, 4
[3] ILit raised up
[4] aEx 25:31-40 bEx 25:9, 31-40; 26:30; 37:17-24

Cleansing the Levites

5 ¶ Again the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 6 “Take° the Levites° from among° the sons° of Israel° and acleanse° them. 7 Thus° you shall do° to them, for their Icleansing°: [sprinkle] IIpurifying° awater° on them, and let them IIIbuse° a razor° over° their whole° IVbody° and cwash° their clothes°, and they will be clean°. 8 Then let them take° a Ibull°°° with aits grain offering°, fine° flour° mixed° with oil°; and a second° Ibull° you shall take° for a sin° offering°. 9 So ayou shall present° the Levites° before° the tent° of meeting°. bYou shall also assemble° the whole° congregation° of the sons° of Israel°, 10 and present° the Levites° before° the LORD°; and the sons° of Israel° ashall lay° their hands° on the Levites°. 11 Aaron° then shall Ipresent° the Levites° before° the LORD° as a awave° offering° from the sons° of Israel°, that they may IIqualify° to perform° the service° of the LORD°. 12 Now athe Levites° shall lay° their hands° on the heads° of the bulls°; then offer° the one° for a sin° offering° and the other° for a burnt° offering° to the LORD°, to make° atonement° for the Levites°. 13 You shall have the Levites° stand° before° Aaron° and before° his sons° so as to present° them as a wave° offering° to the LORD°.

[6] aIs 52:11
[7] ILit this their cleansing IILit water of sin IIILit cause to pass IVLit flesh aNu 19:9, 13, 20 bLv 14:8, 9 cNu 8:21
[8] IOr bull of the herd aLv 2:1; Nu 15:8-10
[9] aEx 29:4; 40:12 bLv 8:3
[10] aLv 1:4
[11] ILit wave, and so throughout the ch IILit be able aLv 7:30, 34
[12] aEx 29:10

14 ¶ “Thus you shall separate° the Levites° from among° the sons° of Israel°, and athe Levites° shall be Mine. 15 Then after° that the Levites° may go° in to serve° the tent° of meeting°. But you shall cleanse° them and apresent° them as a wave° offering°; 16 for they are awholly° given° to Me from among° the sons° of Israel°. I have taken° them for Myself binstead° of every° first° issue° of the womb°, the firstborn° of all° the sons° of Israel°. 17 For aevery° firstborn° among the sons° of Israel° is Mine, among the men° and among the animals°; on the day° that I struck° down° all° the firstborn° in the land° of Egypt° I sanctified° them for Myself. 18 But I have taken° the Levites° instead° of every° firstborn° among the sons° of Israel°. 19 aI have given° the Levites° as Ia gift° to Aaron° and to his sons° from among° the sons° of Israel°, to perform° the service° of the sons° of Israel° at the tent° of meeting° and to make° atonement° on behalf° of the sons° of Israel°, so that there will be no° bplague° among the sons° of Israel° by IItheir coming° near° to the sanctuary°.”

[14] aNu 3:12; 16:9
[15] aEx 29:24
[16] aNu 3:9 bEx 13:2; Nu 3:12, 45
[17] aEx 13:2, 12, 13, 15; Lk 2:23
[19] ILit given ones IILit the sons of Israel’s aNu 3:9 bNu 1:53; 16:46

20 ¶ Thus did° Moses° and Aaron° and all° the congregation° of the sons° of Israel° to the Levites°; according to all° that the LORD° had commanded° Moses° concerning the Levites°, so° the sons° of Israel° did° to them. 21 aThe Levites°, too, purified° themselves from sin° and washed° their clothes°; and Aaron° presented° them as a wave° offering° before° the LORD°. Aaron° also made° atonement° for them to cleanse° them. 22 Then after° that the Levites° went° in to perform° their service° in the tent° of meeting° before° Aaron° and before° his sons°; just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses° concerning° the Levites°, so° they did° to them.

[21] aNu 8:7

Retirement

23 ¶ Now the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 24 “This° is what° [applies] to the Levites°: from atwenty-five°° years° old° and upward° Ithey shall enter° to perform° service° in the work° of the tent° of meeting°. 25 But at the age° of fifty° years° they shall Iretire° from service° in the work° and not work° any° more°. 26 They may, however, Iassist° their brothers° in the tent° of meeting°, ato keep° an obligation°, but they [themselves] shall do° no° work°. Thus° you shall deal° with the Levites° concerning their obligations°.”

[24] ILit he aNu 4:3; 1Ch 23:3, 24, 27
[25] ILit return
[26] ILit serve aNu 1:53


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How the lamps are to be lighted.

1 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 2 Speakºª unto² Aaron,º and sayºª unto² him, When thou lightestºª² the lamps,º the sevenº lampsº shall give lightºª over againstºº² the candlestick.º 3 And Aaronº didºª so;² he lightedºª the lampsº thereof over againstºº² the candlestick,º as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º 4 And this² workº of the candlestickº [was of] beatenº gold,º unto² the shaftº thereof, unto² the flowersº thereof, [was] beaten work:º according unto the patternº which² the LORDº had shewedºª² Moses,º so² he madeºª² the candlestick.º

[1] Nu 3:1; 4:1; 7:11, 89.
[2] Ex 25:37; 37:18, 23; 40:25; Lv 24:1; Ps 119:105, 130; Is 8:20; Mt 5:14; Jn 1:9; 2P 1:19; Rv 1:12, 20; 2:1; 4:5.
[4] Ex 25:9, 18, 31, 40; 37:7, 17, 22; 1Ch 28:11; He 8:5; 9:23.

The consecration of the Levites.

5 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 6 Takeºª² the Levitesº from amongº² the childrenº of Israel,º and cleanseºª them. 7 And thus² shalt thou doºª unto them, to cleanseºª them: Sprinkleºª waterº of purifyingº upon² them, and let them shaveººª² all² their flesh,º and let them washºª their clothes,º and [so] make themselves clean.ºª 8 Then let them takeºª a youngºº bullockº with his meat offering,º [even] fine flourº mingledºª with oil,º and anotherº youngºº bullockº shalt thou takeºª for a sin offering.º 9 And thou shalt bringºª² the Levitesº beforeº the tabernacleº of the congregation:º and thou shalt gatherºª² the whole² assemblyº of the childrenº of Israelº together:¹ª 10 And thou shalt bringºª² the Levitesº beforeº the LORD:º and the childrenº of Israelº shall putºª² their handsº upon² the Levites:º 11 And Aaronº shall offerºª² the Levitesº beforeº the LORDº [for] an offeringº of²² the childrenº of Israel,º that they may executeºª²² the serviceº of the LORD.º 12 And the Levitesº shall layºª² their handsº upon² the headsº of the bullocks:º and thou shalt offerºª² the oneº [for] a sin offering,º and the otherº [for] a burnt offering,º unto the LORD,º to make an atonementºª for² the Levites.º 13 And thou shalt setºª² the Levitesº beforeº Aaron,º and beforeº his sons,º and offerºª them [for] an offeringº unto the LORD.º 14 Thus shalt thou separateºª² the Levitesº from amongº² the childrenº of Israel:º and the Levitesº shall be² mine. 15 And afterº that² shall the Levitesº go inºª to do the serviceºª² of the tabernacleº of the congregation:º and thou shalt cleanseºª them, and offerºª them [for] an offering.º 16 For² they² [are] wholly givenºª unto me from amongº² the childrenº of Israel;º instead of² such as openº every² womb,º [even instead of] the firstbornº of all² the childrenº² of Israel,º have I takenºª them unto me. 17 For² all² the firstbornº of the childrenº of Israelº [are] mine, [both] manº and beast:º on the dayº that I smoteºª every² firstbornº in the landº of Egyptº I sanctifiedºª them for myself. 18 And I have takenºª² the Levitesº for² all² the firstbornº of the childrenº of Israel.º 19 And I have givenºª² the Levitesº [as] a giftºª to Aaronº and to his sonsº from amongº² the childrenº of Israel,º to doºª² the serviceº of the childrenº of Israelº in the tabernacleº of the congregation,º and to make an atonementºª for² the childrenº of Israel:º that there be² no² plagueº among the childrenº of Israel,º when the childrenº of Israelº come nighºª unto² the sanctuary.º 20 And Moses,º and Aaron,º and all² the congregationº of the childrenº of Israel,º didºª to the Levitesº according unto all² that² the LORDº commandedºª² Mosesº concerning the Levites,º so² didºª the childrenº of Israelº unto them. 21 And the Levitesº were purified,ºª and they washedºª their clothes;º and Aaronº offeredºª them [as] an offeringº beforeº the LORD;º and Aaronº made an atonementºª for² them to cleanseºª them. 22 And afterº that² went¹ª the Levites¹ in²² to doºª² their serviceº in the tabernacleº of the congregationº beforeº Aaron,º and beforeº his sons:º as² the LORDº had commandedºª² Mosesº concerning² the Levites,º so² didºª they unto them.

[6] Ex 19:15; 2Co 7:1; Jm 4:8.
[7] Gn 35:2; Ex 19:10; Lv 8:6; 14:7, 8; 15:6, 10, 27; 16:28; Nu 19:7, 9, 10, 13, 17, 19; 31:20; Ps 51:2, 7; Is 52:15; Jr 4:14; Ezk 36:25; Mt 23:25; He 9:10, 13; Jm 4:8; 1P 3:21; Rv 7:14.
[8] Ex 29:1, 3; Lv 1:3; 2:1; 4:3, 14; 8:2; 16:3; Nu 15:8; Is 53:10; Ro 8:3; 2Co 5:21.
[9] Ex 29:4; 40:12; Lv 8:3; Nu 15:4; 25:7; 35:12.
[10] Lv 1:4; Nu 3:45; Ac 6:6; 13:2; 1Ti 4:14; 5:22.
[11] Ex 29:24; Lv 7:30; 8:27, 29; Nu 1:49; 3:5; 6:20.
[12] Ex 29:10; Lv 1:4; 4:20, 35; 5:7, 9; 8:14, 18, 34; 9:7; 14:19, 22; 16:6, 11, 16, 21; Nu 6:14, 16; 8:8; He 9:22; 10:4.
[13] Nu 8:11, 21; 18:6; Ro 12:1; 15:16.
[14] Nu 3:45; 6:2; 8:17; 16:9; 18:6; Dt 10:8; Mal 3:17; Ro 1:1; Ga 1:15; He 7:26.
[15] Nu 3:12, 23; 4:3; 8:11, 13; 1Ch 23:1; 25:1.
[16] Nu 3:12, 45; 8:10, 11.
[17] Ex 12:29; 13:2, 12, 14; 29:44; Lv 27:14, 26; Nu 3:13; Ps 78:51; 105:36; 135:8; Ezk 20:12; Lk 2:23; Jn 10:36; 17:19; He 10:29; 11:28; Jm 1:18.
[19] Nu 1:53; 3:6; 16:46; 18:2, 5; 1S 6:19; 1Ch 23:28; 2Ch 26:16; Ezk 44:11.
[21] Nu 3:12; 8:7, 11, 12, 15; 19:12, 19.
[22] Nu 8:5, 15; 2Ch 30:15, 27; 31:2; 35:8.

The age and time of their service.

23 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 24 This² [is it] that² [belongeth] unto the Levites:º from twentyº and fiveº yearsº oldº² and upwardº they shall go inºª to wait¹ª¹ upon²² the serviceº of the tabernacleº of the congregation:º 25 And from the ageº² of fiftyº yearsº they shall cease¹ª waiting¹ upon²²² the serviceº [thereof], and shall serveºª no² more:² 26 But shall ministerºª with² their brethrenº in the tabernacleº of the congregation,º to keepºª the charge,º and shall doºª no² service.º Thus² shalt thou doºª unto the Levitesº touching their charge.º

[24] Nu 4:3, 23; 1Ch 23:3, 24; 28:12; 1Co 9:7; 2Co 10:4; 1Ti 1:18; 6:12; 2Ti 2:3.
[25] Nu 4:23; 2Ti 4:7.
[26] Nu 1:53; 3:32; 18:4; 31:30; 1Ch 23:32; 26:20; Ezk 44:8, 11; 1Ti 4:15.


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