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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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"Speak to Aaron, and say to him, 'When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.' "
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And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was hammered work. According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
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Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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"Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially.
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Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification on them, and let them shave all their body, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
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Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as a sin offering.
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And you shall bring the Levites before the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall gather together the whole congregation of the children of Israel.