1 Now the LORD said to Moses,
2 "Say to Aaron, 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 to give light in front of the lampstand, as the LORD commanded Moses.
4 And 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 which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
5 And the LORD said to Moses,
6 "Take the Levites from among the people of Israel, and cleanse them.
7 And thus you shall do to them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and let them go with a razor over all their body, and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves.
8 Then let them take a young bull and its cereal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull for a sin offering.
9 And you shall present the Levites before the tent of meeting, and assemble the whole congregation of the people of Israel.
10 When you present the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites,
11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of the LORD.
12 Then the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bulls; and you shall offer 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 cause the Levites to attend Aaron and his sons, and shall offer them as a wave offering to the LORD.
14 "Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.
15 And after that the Levites shall go in to do service at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering.
16 For they are wholly given to me from among the people of Israel; instead of all that open the womb, the first-born of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself.
17 For all the first-born among the people of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast; on the day that I slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for myself,
18 and I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the people of Israel.
19 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 to make atonement for the people of Israel, that there may be no plague among the people of Israel in case the people of Israel should 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 the Levites purified themselves from sin, and washed their clothes; and 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 in attendance upon Aaron and his sons; as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
23 And the LORD said to Moses,
24 "This is what pertains to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to perform the work in the service of the tent of meeting;
25 and from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from the work of the service and serve no more,
26 but minister to their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and they shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites in assigning their duties."
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Numbers 8 deals with the process of consecration of the Levites for the tabernacle service. The chapter begins with the instruction that the lamps of the chandelier must be lit to illuminate the area around the altar. Then God commands the Levites to be purified and consecrated for the service from the age of 25. They are presented before the priest for the consecration ceremony, where their heads are shaved and sacrifices are offered. After that, they start working on the tabernacle under the supervision of the priests.
Exodus 27:20: "You will order the children of Israel to bring you pure olive oil from olive trees to the lamp to light the lamps continuously." This verse talks about the use of pure olive oil to light the lamps of the chandelier, which is one of the aspects addressed in numbers 8. Leviticus 8:6: "Then Moses has come to Aaron and his children, and washed them with water." This verse describes one of the rituals of purification performed by the priests, something similar to what is done with the Levites in numbers 8. 1 Chronicles 23:24: "These were the children of Levi according to their families, the heads of families according to the record of their names, according to their heads, those who did the work of the ministry of the Lord's house , from the age of twenty upwards. " This verse mentions the age from which the Levites began to work on the temple service, something that is approached in numbers 8. Numbers 4:3: "From the age of thirty years up to the age of fifty, all who enter the congregation to do the work in the tent of the congregation." This verse refers to a specific age group for the tabernacle service, something that is mentioned in numbers 8. 2 Chronicles 29:34: "But the priests were in small numbers and could not skin all the burnt offering; so their brothers, the Levites, helped them, until the work was finished, and until the other priests sanctified themselves; The Levites were more straight in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. " This verse highlights the role of the Levites in assisting the priests and performing the temple tasks, something that is treated in numbers 8.
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