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Numbers 8
English Standard Version
Numbers 8
English Standard Version
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
4 Mosebok 8
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
4 Mosebok 8
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Oljelamporna i ljusstaken
8 Herren sa till Mose:
2 Säg till Aron att de sju oljelamporna i ljusstaken ska riktas framåt så att skenet kastas framför ljusstaken.
3 Aron gjorde så.
4 Ljusstaken var gjord av hamrat, rent guld från foten och ut till de blommor den var dekorerad med. Den var tillverkad exakt efter den förebild Herren hade visat Mose.
Leviterna avskiljs till tjänst inför Herren
5-6 Sedan sa Herren till Mose: Skilj leviterna från det övriga folket i Israel.
7 Gör det genom att stänka reningsvatten på dem, och låt dem sedan raka hela kroppen och tvätta sina kläder.
8 Se till att de bär fram en ung tjur och ett spisoffer av fint mjöl blandat med olja, tillsammans med ännu en ung tjur till syndoffer.
9 För sedan fram leviterna till tabernaklets ingång medan allt folket ser på.
10 Där ska folket lägga händerna på dem
11 och Aron ska föra fram dem inför Herren som ett viftoffer från hela Israels folk. Leviterna ska representera allt folket i sin tjänst inför Herren.
12 Sedan ska de lägga händerna på de unga tjurarnas huvuden och offra dem inför Herren. Den ena ska offras som syndoffer och den andra som brännoffer, för att skaffa försoning åt leviterna.
13 Därefter ska leviterna föras fram inför Aron och hans söner för att ges till Herren som ett viftoffer.
14 På så sätt har du avskilt leviterna från det övriga folket i Israel, och leviterna ska tillhöra mig.
15 När du har invigt dem och överlämnat dem på detta sätt, ska de få gå ut och in i tabernaklet för att utföra sina sysslor.
16 De tillhör mig som en gåva från Israels folk, och jag har tagit emot dem i stället för alla förstfödda barn i Israel. Ja, jag har tagit leviterna som ersättning för dem,
17 för alla förstfödda bland folket i Israel tillhör mig, både bland människor och djur. Jag gjorde anspråk på dem den natt då jag dödade allt förstfött bland egyptierna.
18 Ja, jag har tagit emot leviterna som ersättning för de äldsta sönerna i Israel,
19 och jag ska ge leviterna som gåva till Aron och hans söner. Leviterna ska för folkets räkning utföra de heliga tjänsterna i tabernaklet och skaffa försoning för folket genom att utföra offertjänsten åt dem. Ingen i Israel kommer att drabbas av pest eller andra plågor, som de annars skulle ha riskerat genom att komma för nära tabernaklet.
20 Mose och Aron och allt folket invigde alltså leviterna och följde mycket noga de föreskrifter som Herren gett Mose.
21 Leviterna renade sig och tvättade sina kläder, och Aron förde fram dem till Herren som ett viftoffer och utförde försoningsceremonin över dem för att rena dem.
22 Därefter gick de in i tabernaklet, som medhjälpare åt Aron och hans söner, och allting utfördes precis som Herren hade befallt Mose.
23-24 Och Herren sa till Mose: Alla leviter som är minst tjugofem år kan börja tjänstgöra i tabernaklet. Vid femtio ska de dra sig tillbaka.
25-26 När de slutat sin aktiva tjänst kan de hjälpa sina bröder, men de får inte utföra en prästs uppgifter.
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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