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Numeri 8
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Numeri 8
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De olielampen op de kandelaar
8 De Heer zei tegen Mozes: 2 "Zeg tegen Aäron: Als je de olielampen op de kandelaar aansteekt, moet het licht van de zeven lampen naar de voorkant van de kandelaar schijnen." 3 Daarom zette Aäron de lampen zó op de kandelaar, dat het licht aan de voorkant van de kandelaar viel. Want zo had de Heer het Mozes bevolen. 4 De kandelaar was helemaal van massief goud gemaakt: de middelste steel, de zijarmen en de bloemversieringen. Mozes had de kandelaar laten maken volgens het voorbeeld dat de Heer hem had laten zien.
De inwijding van de Levieten
5 En de Heer zei tegen Mozes: 6 "Neem de Levieten uit de Israëlieten en maak hen klaar voor hun taak voor Mij. 7 Dat moet je zó doen: besprenkel hen met het speciale reinigings-water.[a] Daarna moeten ze met een scheermes hun hele lichaam scheren. Ook moeten ze hun kleren wassen. Daarna zijn ze rein. 8 Dan moeten ze een jonge stier brengen met het meel-offer dat daarbij hoort, namelijk fijn meel gemengd met olijf-olie. Verder nog een tweede jonge stier voor het vergevings-offer. 9 Breng dan de Levieten naar de ingang van de tent van ontmoeting. Roep het hele volk van Israël bij elkaar. 10 Als je de Levieten bij Mij hebt gebracht, moeten de Israëlieten hun handen op hen leggen. 11 Dan moet Aäron de Levieten voor Mij heen en weer bewegen als een beweeg-offer. Zo offeren de Israëlieten hen aan Mij. Voortaan zullen zij Mij dienen bij de tent van ontmoeting. 12 De Levieten moeten hun handen op de kop van de jonge stieren leggen. Daarna moet je het ene dier aan Mij offeren als vergevings-offer en het andere als brand-offer. Zo zul je voor de Levieten om vergeving vragen. 13 Door de Levieten voor Aäron en zijn zonen neer te zetten en hen vóór Mij heen en weer te bewegen als een beweeg-offer, geef je hen aan Mij. 14 Zo moet je de Levieten apart zetten van de Israëlieten. Voortaan zullen ze van Mij zijn.
15 Pas daarna mogen de Levieten bij de tent van ontmoeting dienst doen. Je moet hen dus éérst reinigen en hen als een beweeg-offer vóór Mij heen en weer bewegen. 16 Daarna zullen ze voor altijd van Mij zijn. Ik neem hen in de plaats van alle oudste zonen van de Israëlieten. 17 Want alle oudste zonen en alle eerstgeboren dieren zijn van Mij. Sinds de dag dat Ik alle oudste zonen en eerstgeboren dieren in Egypte doodde, zijn alle oudste zonen en eerstgeboren dieren van Israël voor Mij. 18 Maar in plaats van de oudste zonen van de Israëlieten neem Ik nu de Levieten. 19 Ik geef hen aan Aäron en zijn zonen. Zij moeten hen namens de Israëlieten helpen bij de tent van ontmoeting. En zij moeten Mij steeds om vergeving vragen voor de Israëlieten. Want als de andere Israëlieten te dicht bij mijn heiligdom komen, zullen ze sterven."
20 Mozes, Aäron en het hele volk deden met de Levieten precies wat de Heer gezegd had. 21 De Levieten lieten zich reinigen en wasten hun kleren. Aäron bewoog hen als een beweeg-offer vóór de Heer heen en weer. Hij vroeg voor hen om vergeving. Zo maakte hij hen klaar voor hun taak voor de Heer. 22 Daarna mochten de Levieten hun werk doen bij de tent van ontmoeting. Daar moesten ze Aäron en zijn zonen helpen. Ze deden alles met de Levieten wat de Heer tegen Mozes gezegd had.
23 En de Heer zei tegen Mozes: 24 "Elke Leviet van 25 jaar of ouder moet dienst doen bij de tent van ontmoeting. 25 Als hij 50 wordt, mag hij met dat werk stoppen. Hij hoeft geen dienst meer te doen. 26 Hij mag zijn broeders nog wel helpen met het werk bij de tent van ontmoeting, maar hij zal geen eigen taak meer hebben. Op deze manier moet je de Levieten hun taken geven."
Footnotes
- Numeri 8:7 Lees Numeri 19:1-10.
Numbers 8
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Numbers 8
International Children’s Bible
The Lampstand
8 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to Aaron. Tell him, ‘Put the seven lamps where they can light the area in front of the lampstand.’”
3 Aaron did this. He put the lamps so they lighted the area in front of the lampstand. He obeyed the command the Lord gave Moses. 4 The lampstand was made from hammered gold. It was gold from its base to the flowers. It was made exactly the way the Lord had showed Moses.
The Levites
5 The Lord said to Moses, 6 “Take the Levites away from the other Israelites and make them clean. 7 This is what you should do to make them clean. Sprinkle the cleansing water on them. Have them shave their bodies and wash their clothes. Then they will be clean. 8 They must take a young bull and the grain offering that goes with it. The grain offering will be flour mixed with oil. Then take another young bull for a sin offering. 9 Bring the Levites to the front of the Meeting Tent. And gather all the Israelites around. 10 Bring the Levites before the Lord. Then the Israelites should put their hands on them.[a] 11 Aaron will present the Levites before the Lord. They will be like an offering presented from the Israelites. Then the Levites will be ready to do the work of the Lord.
12 “The Levites will put their hands on the bulls’ heads. One bull will be a sin offering to the Lord. The other will be a burnt offering. This will remove the sins of the Levites so they will belong to God. 13 Make the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons. Then present the Levites as an offering to the Lord. 14 In this way you must set apart the Levites from the other Israelites. The Levites will be mine.
15 “So make the Levites pure. And present them as an offering. Then they may come to work at the Meeting Tent. 16 They will be given to me from the Israelites. I have taken them for myself. They are mine instead of the firstborn son of every Israelite woman. 17 Every firstborn male in Israel—man or animal—is mine. I killed all the firstborn in Egypt. So now I set them aside for myself. 18 I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn sons in Israel. 19 I have chosen the Levites from all the Israelites. And I have given them to Aaron and his sons. They will serve all the Israelites at the Meeting Tent. They will help remove the Israelites’ sins so they will belong to God. Then no disaster will strike the Israelites when they approach the Holy Place.”
20 So Moses, Aaron and all the Israelites obeyed the Lord. They did with the Levites what the Lord commanded Moses. 21 The Levites made themselves clean and washed their clothes. Then Aaron presented them as an offering to the Lord. Aaron also removed their sins so they would be pure for the Lord. 22 After that, the Levites came to the Meeting Tent to work. Aaron and his sons told them what to do. They did with the Levites what the Lord commanded Moses.
23 The Lord said to Moses, 24 “This command is for the Levites. Every man 25 years old or older must come to the Meeting Tent. They all have a job to do in the work there. 25 At the age of 50, he must retire from his job. He doesn’t have to work again. 26 He may help his fellow Levites with their work at the Meeting Tent. But he must not do the work himself. This is the way you are to give the Levites their jobs.”
Footnotes
- 8:10 put . . . them This showed that the people had a part in giving the Levites their special work.
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
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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