And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Make them wash their clothes
Numbers 8:21 - New International Version (Anglicised) The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes. Then Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the Lord and made atonement for them to purify them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Levites cleansed and purified themselves and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the Lord and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. American Standard Version (1901) And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes: and Aaron offered them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. Common English Bible The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes. Aaron presented them as an uplifted offering in the LORD’s presence, and he sought reconciliation for them in order to cleanse them. Catholic Public Domain Version And they were purified, and they washed their garments. And Aaron lifted them up in the sight of the Lord, and he prayed for them, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they were purified, and washed their garments. And Aaron lifted them up in the sight of the Lord, and prayed for them, |
And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Make them wash their clothes
The priest who pronounces them clean shall present both the one to be cleansed and their offerings before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
They must purify themselves with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then they will be clean. But if they do not purify themselves on the third and seventh days, they will not be clean.
The man who is clean is to sprinkle those who are unclean on the third and seventh days, and on the seventh day he is to purify them. Those who are being cleansed must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and that evening they will be clean.
‘I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,
‘After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering, they are to come to do their work at the tent of meeting.
Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses.
After that, the Levites came to do their work at the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses.
To purify them, do this: sprinkle the water of cleansing on them; then make them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes. And so they will purify themselves.