Numbers - douay rheims

Chapter 8

¹ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
² Speak to Aaron, and thou shalt say to him: When thou shalt place the seven lamps, let the candlestick be set up on the south side. Give orders therefore that the lamps look over against the north, towards the table of the leaves of proposition, over against that part shall they give light, towards which the candlestick looketh.
³ And Aaron did so, and he put the lamps upon the candlestick, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
⁴ Now this was the work of the candlestick, it was of beaten gold, both the shaft in the middle, and all that came out of both sides of the branches: according to the pattern which the Lord had shewn to Moses, so he made the candlestick.
⁵ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying :
⁶ Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purify them,
⁷ According to this rite: Let them be sprinkled with the water of purification, and let them shave all the hairs of their flesh. And when they shall have washed their garments, and are cleansed,
⁸ They shall take an ox of the herd, and for the offering thereof fine flour tempered with oil: and thou shalt take another ox of the herd for a sin offering:
⁹ And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the covenant, calling together all the multitude of the children of Israel:
¹⁰ And when the Levites are before the Lord, the children of Israel shall put their hands upon them:
¹¹ And Aaron shall offer the Levites, as a gift in the sight of the Lord from the children of Israel, that they may serve in his ministry.
¹² The Levites also shall put their hands upon the heads of the oxen, of which thou shalt sacrifice one for sin, and the other for a holocaust to the Lord, to pray for them.
¹³ And thou shalt set the Levites in the sight of Aaron and of his sons, and shalt consecrate them being offered to the Lord,
¹⁴ And shalt separate them from the midst of the children of Israel, to be mine.
¹⁵ And afterwards they shall enter into the tabernacle of the covenant, to serve me. And thus shalt thou purify and consecrate them for an oblation of the Lord: for as a gift they were given me by the children of Israel.
¹⁶ I have taken them instead of the firstborn that open every womb in Israel,
¹⁷ For all the firstborn of the children of Israel, both of men and of beasts, are mine. From the day that I slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, have I sanctified them to myself:
¹⁸ And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel:
¹⁹ And have delivered them for a gift to Aaron and his sons out of the midst of the people, to serve me for Israel in the tabernacle of the covenant, and to pray for them, lest there should be a plague among the people, if they should presume to approach unto my sanctuary.
²⁰ And Moses and Aaron and all the multitude of the children of Israel did with the Levites all that the Lord had commanded Moses:
²¹ And they were purified, and washed their garments. And Aaron lifted them up in the sight of the Lard, and prayed for them,
²² That being purified they might go into the tabernacle of the covenant to do their services before Aaron and his sons. As the Lord had commanded Moses touching the Levites, so was it done.
²³ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
²⁴ This is the law of the Levites: From twenty-five years old and upwards, they shall go in to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant.
²⁵ And when they shall have accomplished the fiftieth year of their age, they shall cease to serve:
²⁶ And they shall be the ministers of their brethren in the tabernacle of the covenant, to keep the things that are committed to their care, but not to do the works. Thus shalt thou order the Levites touching their charge.

Numbers - webster

Chapter 8

¹ And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
² Speak to Aaron, and say to him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
³ And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps of it over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
⁴ And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, to its shaft, to the flowers of it, was beaten work: according to the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
⁵ And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
⁶ Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
⁷ And thus shalt thou do to them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
⁸ Then let them take a young bullock with his meat-offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.
⁹ And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt convene the whole assembly of the children of Israel:
¹⁰ And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
¹¹ And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.
¹² And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, to the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.
¹³ And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering to the LORD.
¹⁴ Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
¹⁵ And after that shall the Levites go in to perform the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
¹⁶ For they are wholly given to me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them to me.
¹⁷ For all the first born of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.
¹⁸ And I have taken the Levites for all the first-born of the children of Israel.
¹⁹ And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there may be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh to the sanctuary.
²⁰ And 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 did the children of Israel to them.
²¹ And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.
²² And after that went the Levites in to perform their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they to them.
²³ And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
²⁴ This is it that belongeth to the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:
²⁵ And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service of it, and shall serve no more:
²⁶ But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do to the Levites concerning their charge.

Numbers - world english bible

Chapter 8

¹ spoke to Moses, saying,
² to Aaron, and tell him, 'When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.'"
³ did so. He lit its lamps to light the area in front of the lampstand, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
⁴ was the workmanship of the lampstand, beaten work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was beaten work: according to the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
⁵ spoke to Moses, saying,
⁶ the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
⁷ shall do this to them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of cleansing on them, let them shave their whole bodies with a razor, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.
⁸ let them take a young bull, and its meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and another young bull you shall take for a sin offering.
⁹ shall present the Levites before the Tent of Meeting. You shall assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel.
¹⁰ shall present the Levites before Yahweh. The children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites,
¹¹ Aaron shall offer the Levites before Yahweh for a wave offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of Yahweh.
¹² Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering to Yahweh, to make atonement for the Levites.
¹³ shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to Yahweh.
¹⁴ you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.
¹⁵ that, the Levites shall go in to do the service of the Tent of Meeting: and you shall cleanse them, and offer them as a wave offering.
¹⁶ they are wholly given to me from among the children of Israel; instead of all who open the womb, even the firstborn of all the children of Israel, I have taken them to me.
¹⁷ all the firstborn among the children of Israel are mine, both man and animal. On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for myself.
¹⁸ have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
¹⁹ have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come near to the sanctuary."
²⁰ and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel did so to the Levites. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them.
²¹ Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them for a wave offering before Yahweh; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.
²² that, the Levites went in to do their service in the Tent of Meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
²³ spoke to Moses, saying,
²⁴ is that which belongs to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to wait on the service in the work of the Tent of Meeting;
²⁵ from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting on the work, and shall serve no more,
²⁶ shall minister with their brothers in the Tent of Meeting, to perform the duty, and shall do no service. You shall do thus to the Levites concerning their duties."

Numbers - darby

Chapter 8

¹ And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,
² Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
³ And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
⁴ And this was the work of the candlestick: [it was] of beaten gold; from its base to its flowers was it beaten work; according to the form which Jehovah had shewn Moses, so had he made the candlestick.
⁵ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
⁶ Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
⁷ And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them water of purification from sin; and they shall pass the razor over all their flesh, and shall wash their garments, and make themselves clean.
⁸ And they shall take a young bullock and its oblation of fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.
⁹ And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt gather together the whole assembly of the children of Israel.
¹⁰ And thou shalt bring the Levites before Jehovah; and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites.
¹¹ And Aaron shall offer the Levites as a wave-offering before Jehovah from the children of Israel, and they shall perform the service of Jehovah.
¹² And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks, and thou shalt offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, to Jehovah, to make atonement for the Levites.
¹³ And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as a wave-offering to Jehovah.
¹⁴ And thou shalt separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, that the Levites may be mine.
¹⁵ And afterwards shall the Levites come in to do the service of the tent of meeting. And thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them as a wave-offering.
¹⁶ For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of every one that breaketh open the womb, instead of every firstborn among the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
¹⁷ For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are mine, both of man and beast; on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed them to myself.
¹⁸ And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
¹⁹ And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons, from among the children of Israel, to perform the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel draw near to the sanctuary.
²⁰ And Moses and Aaron, and all the assembly of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites: so did the children of Israel to them.
²¹ And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their garments; and Aaron offered them as a wave-offering before Jehovah; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.
²² And afterwards the Levites came in to perform their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons; as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they to them.
²³ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
²⁴ This is that which concerneth the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward shall he come to labour in the work of the service of the tent of meeting.
²⁵ And from fifty years old he shall retire from the labour of the service, and shall serve no more;
²⁶ but he shall minister with his brethren in the tent of meeting, and keep the charge, but he shall not serve [in] the service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites with regard to their charges.

Numbers - american standard version

Chapter 8

¹ And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
² Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.
³ And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof [so as to give light] in front of the candlestick, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
⁴ And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold; unto the base thereof, [and] unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work: according unto the pattern which Jehovah had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
⁵ And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
⁶ Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
⁷ And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.
⁸ Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.
⁹ And thou shalt present the Levites before the tent of meeting: and thou shalt assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel:
¹⁰ and thou shalt present the Levites before Jehovah. And the children of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites:
¹¹ and Aaron shall offer the Levites before Jehovah for a wave-offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of Jehovah.
¹² And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and offer thou the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, unto Jehovah, to make atonement for the Levites.
¹³ And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering unto Jehovah.
¹⁴ Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine.
¹⁵ And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for a wave-offering.
¹⁶ For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
¹⁷ For all the first-born among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.
¹⁸ And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.
¹⁹ And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
²⁰ Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the Levites: according unto all that Jehovah commanded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
²¹ And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes: and Aaron offered them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.
²² And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
²³ And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
²⁴ This is that which belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service in the work of the tent of meeting:
²⁵ and from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the work, and shall serve no more,
²⁶ but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charges.

Numbers - basic english

Chapter 8

¹ And the Lord said to Moses,
² Say to Aaron, When you put the lights in their places, the seven lights will give light in front of the support.
³ And Aaron did so; he put the lights in their places so that they gave light in front of the support, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.
⁴ The support for the lights was of hammered gold work, from its base to its flowers it was of hammered work; from the design which the Lord had given to Moses, he made the support for the lights.
⁵ And the Lord said to Moses,
⁶ Take the Levites out from among the children of Israel and make them clean.
⁷ And this is how you are to make them clean: let the holy water which takes away sin be put on them, and let the hair all over their bodies be cut off with a sharp blade, and let their clothing be washed and their bodies made clean.
⁸ Then let them take a young ox and its meal offering, crushed grain mixed with oil, and take another ox for a sin-offering.
⁹ And make the Levites come forward in front of the Tent of meeting, and let all the children of Israel come together:
¹⁰ And you are to take the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel are to put their hands on them:
¹¹ And Aaron is to give the Levites to the Lord as a wave offering from the children of Israel, so that they may do the Lord's work.
¹² And the Levites are to put their hands on the heads of the oxen, and one of the oxen is to be offered for a sin-offering and the other for a burned offering to the Lord to take away the sin of the Levites.
¹³ Then the Levites are to be put before Aaron and his sons, to be offered as a wave offering to the Lord.
¹⁴ So you are to make the Levites separate from the children of Israel, and the Levites will be mine.
¹⁵ After that, the Levites will go in to do whatever has to be done in the Tent of meeting; you are to make them clean and give them as a wave offering.
¹⁶ For they have been given to me from among the children of Israel; in place of every mother's first son, the first to come to birth in Israel, I have taken them for myself.
¹⁷ For every mother's first son among the children of Israel is mine, the first male birth of man or beast: on the day when I sent death on all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I made them mine.
¹⁸ And in place of the first sons among the children of Israel, I have taken the Levites.
¹⁹ And I have given them to Aaron and to his sons, from among the children of Israel, to undertake for them all the work of the Tent of meeting, and to take away sin from the children of Israel so that no evil may come on them when they come near the holy place.
²⁰ All these things Moses and Aaron and the children of Israel did to the Levites; as the Lord gave orders to Moses about the Levites, so the children of Israel did.
²¹ And the Levites were made clean from sin, and their clothing was washed, and Aaron gave them for a wave offering before the Lord; and Aaron took away their sin and made them clean.
²² And then the Levites went in to do their work in the Tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons: all the orders which the Lord had given Moses about the Levites were put into effect.
²³ And the Lord said to Moses,
²⁴ This is the rule for the Levites: those of twenty-five years old and over are to go in and do the work of the Tent of meeting;
²⁵ But after they are fifty years old, they are to give up their work and do no more;
²⁶ But be with their brothers in the Tent of meeting, taking care of it but doing no work. This is what you are to do in connection with the Levites and their work.