Numbers 8:11-18

King James Version

¹¹And 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.

¹²And 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, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.

¹³And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the Lord.

¹⁴Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.

¹⁵And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.

¹⁶For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.

¹⁷For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.

¹⁸And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

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Numbers 8:11-18

New International Version

¹¹Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering^(A) 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,^(B) using one for a sin offering^(C) to the Lord and the other for a burnt offering,^(D) to make atonement^(E) for the Levites. ¹³Have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering^(F) to the Lord. ¹⁴In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.^(G)

¹⁵“After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering,^(H) they are to come to do their work at the tent of meeting.^(I) ¹⁶They are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to me. I have taken them as my own in place of the firstborn,^(J) the first male offspring^(K) from every Israelite woman. ¹⁷Every firstborn male in Israel, whether human or animal,^(L) is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself.^(M) ¹⁸And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.^(N)

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Numbers 8:11-18

New King James Version

¹¹and Aaron shall ^[a]offer the Levites before the Lord like a ^(A)wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the work of the Lord. ¹²^(B)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. ¹⁴Thus you shall ^(C)separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be ^(D)Mine. ¹⁵After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and ^(E)offer them like a wave offering. ¹⁶For they are ^(F)wholly given to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself ^(G)instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel. ¹⁷^(H)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 ^[b]sanctified them to Myself. ¹⁸I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel.