Bring the Levites before the Lord. The Israelites will put their hands on them.
Then they put these men before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
You must put your hand on the animal’s head while it is being killed. So the Lord will accept it as your burnt offering to make you pure.
Think carefully before you lay your hands on anyone to make him an elder. Don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Remember to use the gift you have, which was given to you through a prophecy when the group of elders laid their hands on you.
“I, the Lord, give this command: ‘Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn men from the other families of Israel. And I will take the animals of the Levites instead of the animals of the other people. The Levites are mine.
The elders of the people must put their hands on the bull’s head in front of the Lord. Then they must kill the bull in front of the Lord.