⁷ To purify them, do this: Sprinkle the water of cleansing^(A) on them; then have them shave their whole bodies^(B) and wash their clothes.^(C) And so they will purify themselves.^(D)

¹¹ Aaron 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,^(A) using one for a sin offering^(B) to the Lord and the other for a burnt offering,^(C) to make atonement^(D) for the Levites.