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Numbers 8
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Numbers 8
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
8 And the Lord said to Moses,
2 Say to Aaron, When you set up and light the lamps, the seven lamps shall be made to give light in front of the lampstand.
3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps of the lampstand to give light in front of it, as the Lord commanded Moses.
4 And this was the workmanship of the candlestick: beaten or turned gold, beaten work [of gold] from its base to its flowers; according to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
5 And the Lord said to Moses,
6 Take the [a]Levites from among the Israelites and cleanse them.
7 And thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification [water to be used in case of sin] upon them, and let them pass a razor over all their flesh and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves.(A)
8 Then let them take a young bull and its cereal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and another young bull you shall take for a sin offering.
9 You shall present the Levites before the Tent of Meeting, and you shall assemble the whole Israelite congregation.
10 And you shall present the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites shall put their hands upon the Levites,
11 And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the Israelites and on their behalf, that they may do the service of the Lord.
12 Then the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites.
13 And you shall present the Levites before Aaron and his sons and offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.
14 Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites shall be Mine [in a very special sense].
15 And after that the Levites shall go in to do service at the Tent of Meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering.
16 For they are wholly given to Me from among the Israelites; instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the Israelites, I have taken the Levites for Myself.
17 For all the firstborn of the Israelites are Mine, both of man and beast; on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt [not of Israel], I consecrated them and set them apart for Myself.
18 And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the Israelites.
19 And 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 at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement for them, that there may be no plague among the Israelites if they should come near the sanctuary.
20 So Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the Israelites did thus to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning [them], so did the Israelites to them.
21 The Levites cleansed and purified themselves and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the Lord and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.
22 And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the Tent of Meeting with the attendance of Aaron and his sons; as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they to them.
23 And the Lord said to Moses,
24 This is what applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to perform the work of the service of the Tent of Meeting,
25 And at the age of fifty years, they shall retire from the warfare of the service and serve no more,
26 But shall help their brethren in the Tent of Meeting [attend to protecting the sacred things from being profaned], but shall do no regular or heavy service. Thus shall you direct the Levites in regard to their duties.
Footnotes
- Numbers 8:6 There are many lessons for the Christian in this section (Num. 8:5-22). He sees here the importance of each member of God’s family having his own particular task (I Cor. 12). It is necessary that special men be designated for particular duties in order that the work of God’s kingdom shall be done in orderly fashion. Those who do the work of God must be cleansed from all defilement of flesh and spirit. No one is fit in himself to serve God. It is only as we see ourselves as guilty sinners saved through the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ at Calvary that we can do anything that is worthwhile in God’s sight. Apart from Him, “all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags” (Isa. 64:6 kjv). (F. Davidson, ed., The New Bible Commentary).
Numbers 8
New King James Version
Numbers 8
New King James Version
Arrangement of the Lamps(A)
8 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you (B)arrange the lamps, the seven (C)lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’ ” 3 And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses. 4 (D)Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was (E)hammered work. (F)According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
Cleansing and Dedication of the Levites
5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 6 “Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially. 7 Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: Sprinkle (G)water of purification on them, and (H)let[a] them shave all their body, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 8 Then let them take a young bull with (I)its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as a sin offering. 9 (J)And you shall bring the Levites before the tabernacle of meeting, (K)and you shall gather together the whole congregation of the children of Israel. 10 So you shall bring the Levites before the Lord, and the children of Israel (L)shall lay their hands on the Levites; 11 and Aaron shall [b]offer the Levites before the Lord like a (M)wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the work of the Lord. 12 (N)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.
13 “And you shall stand the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them like a wave offering to the Lord. 14 Thus you shall (O)separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be (P)Mine. 15 After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and (Q)offer them like a wave offering. 16 For they are (R)wholly given to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself (S)instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel. 17 (T)For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I [c]sanctified them to Myself. 18 I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel. 19 And (U)I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the work for the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, (V)that there be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come near the sanctuary.”
20 Thus Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them. 21 (W)And the Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes; then Aaron presented them like a wave offering before the Lord, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. 22 (X)After that the Levites went in to do their work in the tabernacle of meeting before Aaron and his sons; (Y)as the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
23 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “This is what pertains to the Levites: (Z)From twenty-five years old and above one may enter to perform service in the work of the tabernacle of meeting; 25 and at the age of fifty years they must cease performing this work, and shall work no more. 26 They may minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of meeting, (AA)to attend to needs, but they themselves shall do no work. Thus you shall do to the Levites regarding their duties.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 8:7 Heb. let them cause a razor to pass over
- Numbers 8:11 present
- Numbers 8:17 set them apart
4 Moseboken 8
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4 Moseboken 8
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Lamporna på ljusstaken
8 Herren talade till Mose. Han sade: 2 (A) ”Tala till Aron och säg till honom: När du sätter upp de sju lamporna, ska du sätta upp dem så att de kastar sitt sken över platsen framför ljusstaken.”
3 Och Aron gjorde så. Han satte upp lamporna så att de kastade sitt sken över platsen framför ljusstaken, så som Herren hade befallt Mose. 4 (B) Ljusstaken var gjord av hamrat guld. Från dess fotställning till blommorna var den i hamrat arbete. Efter den förebild som Herren hade visat Mose gjorde han ljusstaken.
Leviternas invigning
5 Herren talade till Mose. Han sade: 6 ”Bland Israels barn ska du ta ut leviterna och rena dem.
7 På följande sätt ska du göra för att rena dem: Stänk reningsvatten på dem, och låt dem raka hela sin kropp[a] och tvätta sina kläder. Så ska de rena sig. 8 Sedan ska de ta en ungtjur med tillhörande matoffer av fint mjöl blandat med olja. Du ska ta en annan ungtjur till syndoffer.
9 Och du ska föra fram leviterna inför uppenbarelsetältet och samla hela Israels församling.
10 När du har fört fram leviterna inför Herrens ansikte, ska Israels barn lägga sina händer på dem[b]. 11 Och Aron ska föra fram leviterna inför Herrens ansikte som ett lyftoffer från Israels barn, så att de kan förrätta Herrens tjänst. 12 Leviterna ska lägga sina händer på tjurarnas huvuden, och den ena ska du offra till syndoffer och den andra till brännoffer åt Herren för att bringa försoning för leviterna. 13 Sedan ska du ställa leviterna inför Aron och hans söner och föra fram dem som ett lyftoffer åt Herren. 14 (C) Så ska du bland Israels barn avskilja leviterna så att de tillhör mig.
15 Sedan du har renat leviterna och fört fram dem som ett lyftoffer ska de gå in och göra tjänst vid uppenbarelsetältet, 16 för de är givna åt mig som en gåva bland Israels barn. I stället för allt som öppnar moderlivet, allt förstfött bland Israels barn, har jag tagit ut dem åt mig. 17 Allt förstfött bland Israels barn tillhör mig, både människor och boskap. På den dag då jag slog allt förstfött i Egyptens land helgade jag dem åt mig. 18 Jag har tagit leviterna i stället för allt förstfött bland Israels barn. 19 (D) Och jag har bland Israels barn gett leviterna som gåva åt Aron och hans söner, till att förrätta Israels barns tjänst vid uppenbarelsetältet och bringa försoning för Israels barn, för att ingen plåga ska drabba dem när de kommer nära helgedomen.”
20 Mose, Aron och hela Israels församling gjorde med leviterna i allt så som Herren hade befallt Mose angående dem. Så gjorde Israels barn med dem. 21 Leviterna renade sig och tvättade sina kläder, och Aron förde fram dem som ett lyftoffer inför Herrens ansikte, och Aron bringade försoning för dem och renade dem. 22 Sedan gick leviterna in och gjorde tjänst vid uppenbarelsetältet under Aron och hans söner. Så som Herren hade befallt Mose angående leviterna, så gjorde de med dem.
Leviternas tjänstgöringstid
23 Och Herren sade till Mose: 24 ”Detta gäller för leviterna: De som är tjugofem år[c] eller äldre ska infinna sig och göra tjänst med arbete vid uppenbarelsetältet. 25 Men när leviten blir femtio år ska han vara fri från sin tjänst, och han ska då inte tjänstgöra längre. 26 Han kan hjälpa sina bröder vid uppenbarelsetältet i deras uppgifter, men någon tjänst ska han inte inneha. Så ska du göra med leviterna när det gäller deras ansvarsuppgifter.”
Footnotes
- 8:7 raka hela sin kropp En grundlig rening (jfr 3 Mos 14:8, 5 Mos 21:12), känd även från egyptiska prästers rening (jfr 1 Mos 41:14).
- 8:10 lägga sina händer på dem Så utsåg man dem till sina representanter (jfr 3 Mos 1:4).
- 8:24 tjugofem år Kanske inleddes en lärotid vid 25 års ålder, med fullt tjänstgöringsansvar från 30 år och uppåt (4:3f).
Numeri 8
Beibl William Morgan
Numeri 8
Beibl William Morgan
8 A’r Arglwydd a lefarodd wrth Moses, gan ddywedyd, 2 Llefara wrth Aaron, a dywed wrtho, Pan oleuech y lampau, llewyrched y saith lamp ar gyfer y canhwyllbren. 3 Ac felly y gwnaeth Aaron; ar gyfer y canhwyllbren y goleuodd efe ei lampau ef, megis y gorchmynnodd yr Arglwydd wrth Moses. 4 Dyma waith y canhwyllbren: cyfanwaith o aur fydd hyd ei baladr, ie, hyd ei flodau cyfanwaith fydd; yn ôl y dull a ddangosodd yr Arglwydd i Moses, felly y gwnaeth efe y canhwyllbren.
5 Llefarodd yr Arglwydd hefyd wrth Moses, gan ddywedyd, 6 Cymer y Lefiaid o fysg meibion Israel, a glanha hwynt. 7 Ac fel hyn y gwnei iddynt i’w glanhau: taenella arnynt ddwfr puredigaeth, a gwnânt i’r ellyn fyned dros eu holl gnawd, a golchant eu gwisgoedd, ac felly ymlanhânt. 8 Yna cymerant fustach ieuanc a’i fwyd‐offrwm o beilliaid wedi ei gymysgu trwy olew; a bustach ieuanc arall a gymeri di yn aberth dros bechod. 9 A phâr i’r Lefiaid ddyfod o flaen pabell y cyfarfod; a chynnull holl gynulleidfa meibion Israel ynghyd. 10 A dwg y Lefiaid gerbron yr Arglwydd; a gosoded meibion Israel eu dwylo ar y Lefiaid. 11 Ac offrymed Aaron y Lefiaid gerbron yr Arglwydd, yn offrwm gan feibion Israel, fel y byddont hwy i wasanaethu gwasanaeth yr Arglwydd. 12 A gosoded y Lefiaid eu dwylo ar ben y bustych: ac offrwm dithau un yn bech‐aberth a’r llall yn offrwm poeth i’r Arglwydd, i wneuthur cymod dros y Lefiaid. 13 A gosod y Lefiaid gerbron Aaron, a cherbron ei feibion, ac offrwm hwynt yn offrwm i’r Arglwydd. 14 A neilltua’r Lefiaid o blith meibion Israel, a bydded y Lefiaid yn eiddof fi. 15 Wedi hynny aed y Lefiaid i mewn i wasanaethu pabell y cyfarfod; a glanha di hwynt, ac offryma hwynt yn offrwm. 16 Canys hwynt a roddwyd yn rhodd i mi o blith meibion Israel: yn lle agorydd pob croth, sef pob cyntaf‐anedig o feibion Israel, y cymerais hwynt i mi. 17 Canys i mi y perthyn pob cyntaf‐anedig ymhlith meibion Israel, o ddyn ac o anifail: er y dydd y trewais bobcyntaf‐anedig yng ngwlad yr Aifft, y sancteiddiais hwynt i mi fy hun. 18 A chymerais y Lefiaid yn lle pob cyntaf‐anedig o feibion Israel. 19 A rhoddais y Lefiaid yn rhodd i Aaron, ac i’w feibion, o blith meibion Israel, i wasanaethu gwasanaeth meibion Israel ym mhabell y cyfarfod, ac i wneuthur cymod dros feibion Israel; fel na byddo pla ar feibion Israel, pan ddelo meibion Israel yn agos at y cysegr. 20 A gwnaeth Moses ac Aaron, a holl gynulleidfa meibion Israel, i’r Lefiaid, yn ôl yr hyn oll a orchmynasai yr Arglwydd wrth Moses am y Lefiaid: felly y gwnaeth meibion Israel iddynt. 21 A’r Lefiaid a lanhawyd, ac a olchasant eu dillad: ac Aaron a’u hoffrymodd hwynt yn offrwm gerbron yr Arglwydd: a gwnaeth Aaron gymod drostynt i’w glanhau hwynt. 22 Ac wedi hynny y Lefiaid a ddaethant i wasanaethu gwasanaeth ym mhabell y cyfarfod, gerbron Aaron a’i feibion; megis y gorchmynnodd yr Arglwydd wrth Moses am y Lefiaid, felly y gwnaethant iddynt.
23 A’r Arglwydd a lefarodd wrth Moses, gan ddywedyd, 24 Dyma’r hyn a berthyn i’r Lefiaid: o fab pum mlwydd ar hugain ac uchod, y deuant i filwrio milwriaeth yng ngwasanaeth pabell y cyfarfod. 25 Ac o fab dengmlwydd a deugain y caiff un ddychwelyd yn ei ôl o filwriaeth y gwasanaeth, fel na wasanaetho mwy. 26 Ond gwasanaethed gyda’i frodyr ym mhabell y cyfarfod, i oruchwylio; ac na wasanaethed wasanaeth: fel hyn y gwnei i’r Lefiaid yn eu goruchwyliaeth.
Numbers 8
New International Version
Numbers 8
New International Version
Setting Up the Lamps
8 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.(A)’”
3 Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as the Lord commanded Moses. 4 This is how the lampstand was made: It was made of hammered gold(B)—from its base to its blossoms. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern(C) the Lord had shown Moses.
The Setting Apart of the Levites
5 The Lord said to Moses: 6 “Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.(D) 7 To purify them, do this: Sprinkle the water of cleansing(E) on them; then have them shave their whole bodies(F) and wash their clothes.(G) And so they will purify themselves.(H) 8 Have them take a young bull with its grain offering of the finest flour mixed with olive oil;(I) then you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.[a](J) 9 Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting(K) and assemble the whole Israelite community.(L) 10 You are to bring the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.(M) 11 Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering(N) 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,(O) using one for a sin offering(P) to the Lord and the other for a burnt offering,(Q) to make atonement(R) for the Levites. 13 Have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering(S) to the Lord. 14 In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.(T)
15 “After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering,(U) they are to come to do their work at the tent of meeting.(V) 16 They are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to me. I have taken them as my own in place of the firstborn,(W) the first male offspring(X) from every Israelite woman. 17 Every firstborn male in Israel, whether human or animal,(Y) is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself.(Z) 18 And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.(AA) 19 From among all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons(AB) to do the work at the tent of meeting on behalf of the Israelites(AC) and to make atonement for them(AD) so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary.”
20 Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses. 21 The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes.(AE) Then Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the Lord and made atonement(AF) for them to purify them.(AG) 22 After that, the Levites came to do their work(AH) at the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses.
23 The Lord said to Moses, 24 “This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or more(AI) shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting,(AJ) 25 but at the age of fifty,(AK) they must retire from their regular service and work no longer. 26 They may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must not do the work.(AL) This, then, is how you are to assign the responsibilities of the Levites.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 8:8 Or purification offering; also in verse 12
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