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was vpon the Arke of the Testimonie betweene of Egypt, I sanctified them for my selfe. 18 And
the two Cherubims, and he spake to him. I haue taken the Leuites for all the first borne
of the children of Israel, 19 And haue giuen the
8 Leuites as a gift vnto Aaron, and to his sonnes
1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, from among the children of Israel, to do the
2 Speake vnto Aaron, and say vnto him, When seruice of the children of Israel in the Tabernacle
of the Congregation, and to make an atonement
thou lightest the lampes, the seuen lampes shall for the children of Israel, that there be no plague
giue light towarde the forefront of the Candle- among the children of Israel, when the children
sticke. 3 And Aaron did so, lighting the lampes of Israel come neere vnto the Sanctuarie. 20 Then
thereof towarde ye forefront of the Candlesticke, Moses and Aaron and all the Cogregation of the
as the Lord had commanded Moses. 4 And this children of Israel did with the Leuites, according
was the worke of the Candlesticke, euen of golde vnto all that the Lord had commanded Moses
beaten out with the hammer, both the shafte, and concerning the Leuites: so did the children of
the flowres thereof was beaten out with the ham- 21
mer: according to the paterne, which the Lord Israel vnto them. So the Leuites were purified,
had shewed Moses, so made he the Candlesticke. and washed their clothes, and Aaron offred them
5 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, Take as a shake offring before the Lord, and Aaron
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the Leuites from among the children of Israel, made an atonement for them, to purifie them.
and purifie them. And thus shalt thou doe vnto 22 And after that, went the Leuites in to doe their
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seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregation,
them, when thou purifiest them, Sprinckle water before Aaron and before his sonnes: as the Lord
of purification vpon them, and let them shaue all had commanded Moses concerning the Leuites,
their flesh, and wash their clothes: so they shalbe so they did vnto them. 23 And the Lord spake
cleane. 8 Then they shall take a yong bullocke vnto Moses, saying, 24 This also belongeth to the
with his meate offring of fine floure, mingled Leuites: from fiue and twentie yeere olde and
with oyle, and another yong bullocke shalt thou vpwarde, they shall goe in, to execute their office
take for a sinne offring. 9 Then thou shalt bring in the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congrega-
the Leuites before the Tabernacle of the Congre- tion. 25 And after the age of fiftie yeere, they shall
gation, and asseble all the Congregation of the cease from executing the office, and shall serue
children of Israel. 10 Thou shalt bring the Leuites no more: 26 But they shall minister with their
also before the Lord, and the children of Israel brethre in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, to
shall put their handes vpon the Leuites. 11 And
Aaron shall offer the Leuites before the Lord, as keepe things committed to their charge, but they
a shake offring of ye childre of Israel, that they shall doe no seruice: thus shalt thou doe vnto the
Leuites touching their charges.
may execute the seruice of the Lord. 12 And the
Leuites shall put their handes vpon the heades
of the bullockes, and make thou the one a sinne 9
offring, and the other a burnt offring vnto the 1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses in the
Lord, that thou mayest make an atonement for wildernes of Sinai, in the first moneth of the
the Leuites. 13 And thou shalt set the Leuites second yeere, after they were come out of the
before Aaron and before his sonnes, and offer the land of Egypt, saying, 2 The children of Israel
as a shake offring to the Lord. 14 Thus thou shalt
separate the Leuites from among the children shall also celebrate the Passeouer at ye time
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of Israel, and the Leuites shall be mine. 15 And appointed thereunto. In the fourtenth day of
afterwarde shall the Leuites goe in, to serue in this moneth at euen, ye shall keepe it in his due
the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and thou season: according to all the ordinances of it, and
shalt purifie them and offer them, as a shake according to all the ceremonies thereof shall ye
offering. 16 For they are freely giuen vnto me keepe it. 4 Then Moses spake vnto the children
from among the children of Israel, for such as of Israel, to celebrate the Passeouer. 5 And they
open any wombe: for all the first borne of the kept the Passeouer in the fouretenth day of the
children of Israel haue I taken them vnto me. first moneth at euen in the wildernesse of Sinai:
17 For all the first borne of the children of Israel according to all that the Lord had comanded
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are mine, both of man and of beast: since the Moses, so did ye children of Israel. And certaine
day that I smote euery first borne in the land men were defiled by a dead man, that they might