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Numbers 8
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Numbers 8
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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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Las lámparas del candelabro
8 El Señor dijo a Moisés: 2 «Dile a Aarón: “Cuando instales las siete lámparas, estas deberán alumbrar hacia la parte delantera del candelabro”».
3 Así lo hizo Aarón. Instaló las lámparas de modo que alumbraran hacia la parte delantera del candelabro, tal como el Señor se lo había ordenado a Moisés. 4 Desde la base hasta las flores, el candelabro estaba hecho de oro trabajado, según el modelo que el Señor había revelado a Moisés.
Consagración de los levitas
5 El Señor dijo a Moisés: 6 «Toma a los levitas de entre los israelitas y purifícalos. 7 Para purificarlos, rocíales agua purificadora y haz que se afeiten todo el cuerpo y se laven los vestidos. Así quedarán purificados. 8 Luego tomarán un ternero y una ofrenda de harina refinada amasada con aceite. Tú, por tu parte, tomarás otro ternero como sacrificio para el perdón por su pecado. 9 Llevarás a los levitas a la Tienda de reunión y congregarás a toda la comunidad israelita. 10 Presentarás a los levitas ante el Señor y los israelitas les impondrán las manos. 11 Entonces Aarón presentará a los levitas ante el Señor como ofrenda mecida de parte de los israelitas. Así quedarán consagrados al servicio del Señor.
12 »Los levitas pondrán las manos sobre la cabeza de los novillos y tú obtendrás para ellos el perdón de su pecado ofreciendo un novillo como sacrificio por el perdón y otro como holocausto para el Señor. 13 Harás que los levitas se pongan de pie frente a Aarón y sus hijos, y los presentarás al Señor como ofrenda mecida. 14 De esta manera, apartarás a los levitas del resto de los israelitas para que sean míos.
15 »Después de que hayas purificado a los levitas y los hayas presentado como ofrenda mecida, ellos irán a ministrar en la Tienda de reunión. 16 De todos los israelitas, ellos me pertenecen por completo; son mi regalo especial. Los he apartado para mí en lugar de todos los primogénitos de Israel. 17 Porque mío es todo primogénito de Israel, ya sea hombre o animal. Los consagré para mí cuando herí de muerte a todos los primogénitos de Egipto. 18 Sin embargo, he tomado a los levitas en lugar de todos los primogénitos de los israelitas, 19 y se los he entregado a Aarón y a sus hijos como un regalo. Los levitas ministrarán en la Tienda de reunión en favor de los israelitas y pedirán el perdón de sus pecados, para que no sufran una desgracia al acercarse al santuario».
20 Así lo hicieron Moisés, Aarón y toda la comunidad de Israel. Los israelitas hicieron todo lo que el Señor había mandado a Moisés en cuanto a los levitas, 21 los cuales se purificaron y lavaron sus vestidos. Aarón los presentó ante el Señor como ofrenda mecida y pidió perdón por el pecado de ellos para purificarlos. 22 Después de esto los levitas fueron a la Tienda de reunión, para ministrar allí bajo la supervisión de Aarón y de sus hijos. Así se cumplió todo lo que el Señor había mandado a Moisés en cuanto a los levitas.
23 El Señor dijo a Moisés: 24 «Esta norma se aplicará a los levitas: Para el servicio de la Tienda de reunión se inscribirá a los que tengan veinticinco años o más; 25 pero cesarán en sus funciones y se retirarán cuando cumplan los cincuenta, 26 después de lo cual podrán seguir ayudando a sus hermanos en el ejercicio de sus deberes en la Tienda de reunión, pero no deberán hacer el trabajo. Estos son los deberes que asignarás a los levitas».
Numbers 8
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Numbers 8
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The Seven Lamps
8 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.” 3 And Aaron did so: he set up its lamps in front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses. 4 And (A)this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern that the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
Cleansing of the Levites
5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 6 “Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and cleanse them. 7 Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the (B)water of purification upon them, and (C)let them go with a razor over all their body, and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves. 8 Then let them take a bull from the herd and (D)its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, (E)and you shall take another bull from the herd for a sin offering. 9 (F)And you shall bring the Levites before the tent of meeting (G)and assemble the whole congregation of the people of Israel. 10 When you bring the Levites before the Lord, the people of Israel (H)shall lay their hands on the Levites, 11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that they may do the service of the Lord. 12 Then the Levites (I)shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer (J)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 set the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and shall offer them as (K)a wave offering to the Lord.
14 “Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and (L)the Levites shall be mine. 15 And after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a (M)wave offering. 16 For they are (N)wholly given to me from among the people of Israel. (O)Instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself. 17 (P)For all the firstborn among the people of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for myself, 18 and I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel. 19 (Q)And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting and (R)to make atonement for the people of Israel, (S)that there may be no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the sanctuary.”
20 Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the people of Israel to the Levites. According to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the people of Israel did to them. 21 And (T)the Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and (U)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 before Aaron and his sons; as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
Retirement of the Levites
23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “This applies to the Levites: (V)from twenty-five years old and upward they[a] shall come to do duty in the service of the tent of meeting. 25 And from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from the duty of the service and serve no more. 26 They minister[b] to their brothers in the tent of meeting (W)by keeping guard, but they shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites in assigning their duties.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 8:24 Hebrew he; also verses 25, 26
- Numbers 8:26 Hebrew He ministers
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