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
Números 8
Palabra de Dios para Todos
La luz del candelabro
8 El SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés: 2 «Dile a Aarón que cuando instale las siete lámparas, estas deben alumbrar hacia el frente del candelabro». 3 Entonces Aarón hizo tal como el SEÑOR le ordenó a Moisés y ubicó las lámparas de forma que quedaran alumbrando delante del candelabro. 4 El candelabro desde su base hasta sus flores estaba hecho de oro martillado, y se hizo tal y conforme al modelo que el SEÑOR le mostró a Moisés.
Dedicación de los levitas
5 El SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés: 6 «Toma a los levitas de entre los israelitas y purifícalos[a]. 7 Esto es lo que debes hacer para purificarlos: rocía sobre ellos agua de purificación[b], haz que se afeiten todo el cuerpo y que laven su ropa; así quedarán purificados. 8 Después, que tomen un ternero y harina de la mejor calidad, mezclada con aceite, para que hagan la ofrenda de cereal correspondiente, y también otro ternero para que hagan el sacrificio por el pecado. 9 En seguida, lleva a los levitas al frente de la carpa del encuentro y reúne a toda la comunidad de Israel. 10 Cuando traigas a los levitas ante el SEÑOR, los israelitas les deberán imponer las manos. 11 Aarón presentará a los levitas haciendo el movimiento de presentación como una ofrenda de los israelitas para el SEÑOR y así quedarán dedicados al servicio del SEÑOR. 12 Los levitas a su vez pondrán sus manos sobre las cabezas de los dos terneros y será ofrecido uno como sacrificio por el pecado, y el otro como sacrificio que debe quemarse completamente al SEÑOR, para purificar a los levitas.
13 »Luego, tú harás que los levitas se coloquen de pie frente a Aarón y sus hijos y harás el movimiento de presentación de la ofrenda al SEÑOR para dedicármelos. 14 De esa forma, separarás a los levitas de los demás israelitas para que sean míos.
15 »Después de que los hayas purificado y que los hayas ofrecido haciendo el movimiento de presentación de la ofrenda, los levitas estarán calificados para trabajar en la carpa del encuentro. 16 Así que los levitas, de entre los israelitas, serán un grupo de gente puesto aparte para mi servicio. Yo he hecho que ellos ocupen el lugar de los hijos mayores de los israelitas en mi servicio, 17 porque todo hijo mayor de los israelitas, tanto de seres humanos como de animales, es mío. El día que yo di muerte a todos los hijos mayores de Egipto, yo aparté para mí a los hijos mayores de los israelitas. 18 Sin embargo, tomé a los levitas a cambio de todos los hijos mayores de los israelitas, 19 y de entre todos los israelitas les di los levitas a Aarón y a sus hijos. Ellos harán, en nombre de los israelitas, el trabajo pesado en la carpa del encuentro y purificarán a los israelitas para que así no les ocurra ninguna desgracia por acercarse al santuario».
20 Moisés, Aarón y toda la comunidad de Israel hicieron todo lo que el SEÑOR le ordenó a Moisés respecto a los levitas. 21 Los levitas se purificaron a sí mismos y lavaron su ropa. Luego Aarón los ofreció haciendo el movimiento de presentación ante el SEÑOR, y presentó los sacrificios para el perdón de los pecados de los levitas y para purificarlos. 22 Después de esto los levitas se fueron a realizar sus labores en la carpa del encuentro bajo la supervisión de Aarón y sus hijos. Lo que se hizo con los levitas fue tal y como el SEÑOR le había ordenado a Moisés que se hiciera.
23 El SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés: 24 «Esta es una ley para los levitas: a partir de los 25 años de edad todo hombre levita entrará al servicio de la carpa del encuentro, 25 pero se retirará a la edad de 50 años y no trabajará más; 26 podrá ayudar a sus hermanos haciendo guardia en la carpa del encuentro, pero no hará ningún trabajo pesado. Esa es la forma como debes organizar el trabajo de los levitas».
Numbers 8
Revised Standard Version
The Seven Lamps
8 Now the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Say to Aaron, 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 to give light in front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses. 4 And 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 which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
Consecration and Service of the Levites
5 And the Lord said to Moses, 6 “Take the Levites from among the people of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 And thus you shall do to them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and let them go with a razor over all their body, and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves. 8 Then let them take a young bull and its cereal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull for a sin offering. 9 And you shall present the Levites before the tent of meeting, and assemble the whole congregation of the people of Israel. 10 When you present the Levites before the Lord, the people of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites, 11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that it may be theirs to 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 cause the Levites to attend Aaron and his sons, and shall offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.
14 “Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine. 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 people of Israel; instead of all that open the womb, the first-born of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself. 17 For all the first-born among the people of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast; on the day that I slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for myself, 18 and I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the people of Israel. 19 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 to make atonement for the people of Israel, that there may be no plague among the people of Israel in case the people of Israel should 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 the Levites purified themselves from sin, and 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 in attendance upon Aaron and his sons; as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
23 And the Lord said to Moses, 24 “This is what pertains to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to perform the work in the service of the tent of meeting; 25 and from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from the work of the service and serve no more, 26 but minister to their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and they shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites in assigning their duties.”
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