Then the LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
The sonsof Levi:Gershon,Kohath,and Merari.
"Then you shall makea lampstandof puregold.The lampstand[and] its baseand its shaftare to be madeof hammeredwork;its cups,its bulbsand its flowersshall be [of one piece] with it.
The Levites,however, were not numberedamongthem by their fathers'tribe.
Now when Moseswentinto the tentof meetingto speakwith Him, he heardthe voicespeakingto him from abovethe mercyseatthat was on the arkof the testimony,from betweenthe twocherubim,so He spoketo him.
"Speakto Aaronand sayto him, 'When you mountthe lamps,the sevenlampswill givelightin the frontof the lampstand.'"
At that timethe LORDsetapartthe tribeof Levito carrythe arkof the covenantof the LORD,to standbeforethe LORDto serveHim and to blessin His nameuntilthisday.
