Numbers 8:6-15

Rotherham(i) 6 Take the Levites, out of the midst of the sons of Israel,––and thou shalt purify them. 7 And, thus, shalt thou do unto them, to purify them, sprinkle upon them sin–cleansing water,––then shall they cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and shall wash their clothes, and so make themselves pure. 8 Then shall they take a choice young bullock, with the meal–offering thereof, even fine meal overflowed with oil,––and, a second choice young bullock, shalt thou take, as a sin–bearer. 9 Then shalt thou bring the Levites near, before the tent of meeting,––and shalt call together all the assembly of the sons of Israel; 10 and shalt bring the Levites near before Yahweh,––and the sons of Israel shall lean their hands upon the Levites; 11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites, as a wave–offering before Yahweh, from among the sons of Israel,––so shall they be for performing the laborious work of Yahweh. 12 And, the Levites, shall lean their hands upon the head of the bullocks; then make thou of the one a sin–bearer, and of the other an ascending–sacrifice unto Yahweh, to put a propitiatory–covering over the Levites. 13 Thus shalt thou cause the Levites to stand before Aaron, and before his sons,––thus shalt thou offer them as a wave–offering unto Yahweh; 14 thus shalt thou separate the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel,––thus shall the Levites become mine. 15 And, after that, shall the Levites enter to do the labour of the tent of meeting,––so shalt thou purify them, and offer them as a wave–offering.