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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
Bilang 8
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Bilang 8
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Paglalagay ng mga Ilaw
8 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, 2 “Sabihin mo kay Aaron na kung ilalagay na niya ang pitong ilaw, kailangan na maliwanagan ng ilaw ang lugar sa harapan ng lalagyan nito.”
3 Kaya ginawa ito ni Aaron; inilagay niya ang mga ilaw na ang sinag nito ay nagliliwanag sa harapan, ayon sa iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises. 4 Ang buong lalagyan ng ilaw, mula sa ilalim hanggang sa itaas ay ginawa mula sa ginto ayon sa disenyo na ipinakita ng Panginoon kay Moises.
Ang Pagtatalaga ng mga Levita
5 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, 6 “Ibukod ang mga Levita sa ibang mga Israelita, at linisin sila.[a] 7 Ganito ang gagawin mong paglilinis sa kanila: wisikan mo sila ng tubig na ginagamit sa paglilinis, ahitan ang buo nilang katawan, at palabhan ang kanilang mga damit. Pagkatapos nito ay ituturing na silang malinis. 8 Pagkatapos, pagdalhin mo sila ng batang toro at ng magandang klaseng harina na hinaluan ng langis bilang handog na pagpaparangal sa Panginoon. Pagdalhin mo rin sila ng isa pang batang toro bilang handog sa paglilinis.
9 “Pagkatapos, tipunin mo ang buong mamamayan ng Israel at italaga ang mga Levita sa harap ng Toldang Tipanan. 10 Dalhin mo ang mga Levita sa aking presensya at ipapatong ng mga Israelita ang kanilang mga kamay sa mga ulo nito. 11 Si Aaron ang magtatalaga sa kanila sa aking presensya bilang espesyal na handog[b] mula sa mga Israelita, para makapaglingkod sila sa akin.
12 “Pagkatapos, ipapatong ng mga Levita ang mga kamay nila sa ulo ng dalawang toro na handog para sa akin. Ang isa ay bilang handog sa paglilinis at ang isa naman ay bilang handog na sinusunog, para mapatawad sila sa kanilang mga kasalanan. 13 At patatayuin sila sa harapan ni Aaron at ng mga anak niyang lalaki, at itatalaga sila bilang espesyal na handog sa akin. 14 Sa pamamagitan nito, ibubukod mo ang mga Levita sa ibang mga Israelita, at magiging akin sila.
15 “Pagkatapos na malinisan mo ang mga Levita at maitalaga sila sa akin bilang espesyal na handog, makapaglilingkod na sila sa Toldang Tipanan. 16 Sila ang mga Israelita na ibinukod para lang sa akin kapalit ng lahat ng panganay na lalaki ng mga Israelita. 17 Dahil ang bawat panganay sa Israel ay akin, tao man o hayop. Nang pinagpapatay ko ang lahat ng panganay ng mga Egipcio, ibinukod ko para sa akin ang lahat ng panganay na lalaki ng Israel. 18 At kinuha ko ang mga Levita kapalit ng lahat ng panganay na lalaki ng Israel. 19 Sa lahat ng mga Israelita, ang mga Levita ang pinili ko na tumulong kay Aaron at sa mga anak niyang lalaki. Maglilingkod sila sa Toldang Tipanan para sa mga Israelita, at gagawa sila ng mga seremonya para sa kapatawaran ng kasalanan ng mga Israelita, para walang panganib na dumating sa kanila kapag lumapit sila sa Toldang Tipanan.”
20 Kaya itinalaga nila Moises, Aaron at ng buong mamamayan ng Israel ang mga Levita ayon sa iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises. 21 Naglinis ang mga Levita ng kanilang sarili at nilabhan nila ang kanilang mga damit. Pagkatapos, itinalaga sila ni Aaron sa presensya ng Panginoon bilang espesyal na handog, at gumawa si Aaron ng seremonya para sa kapatawaran ng mga kasalanan nila, at para maituring silang malinis. 22 Pagkatapos noon, naglingkod na ang mga Levita sa Toldang Tipanan sa ilalim ng pamamahala ni Aaron at ng mga anak niya. Kaya ginawa nila sa mga Levita ang iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.
23 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, 24 “Para sa mga Levita ang mga tuntuning ito: Magsisimula ang mga Levita sa paglilingkod sa Toldang Tipanan sa edad na 25, 25 at titigil sila sa paglilingkod sa edad na 50. At kapag magreretiro na sila, 26 maaari silang makatulong sa kapwa nila Levita sa pamamagitan ng paglilingkod bilang tagapagbantay sa Tolda, pero hindi na sila gagawa ng mga gawain sa Tolda. Ganito ang paraan kung paano mo ibibigay ang mga tungkulin sa mga Levita.”
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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