Numbers 8:11-13

Good News Translation

¹¹ and then Aaron shall dedicate the Levites to me as a special gift from the Israelites, so that they may do my work. ¹² The Levites shall then put their hands on the heads of the two bulls; one is to be offered as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, in order to perform the ritual of purification for the Levites.

¹³ “Dedicate the Levites as a special gift to me, and put Aaron and his sons in charge of them.