10 You are to bring the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.(A) 11 Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering(B) from the Israelites, so that they may be ready to do the work of the Lord.

12 “Then the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls,(C) using one for a sin offering(D) to the Lord and the other for a burnt offering,(E) to make atonement(F) for the Levites.

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10 So you shall bring the Levites before the Lord, and the children of Israel (A)shall lay their hands on the Levites; 11 and Aaron shall [a]offer the Levites before the Lord like a (B)wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the work of the Lord. 12 (C)Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 8:11 present

10 You shall present the Levites before Yahweh. The children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites, 11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites before Yahweh for a wave offering on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of Yahweh.

12 “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 Yahweh, to make atonement for the Levites.

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