Numbers 8:12-14

Expanded Bible

¹² “The Levites will ·put [lay] their hands [8:10; Ex. 29:10] on the bulls’ heads—one bull will be a ·sin [or purification] offering [Lev. 4:3] to the Lord, and the other will be a burnt offering [Lev. 1:1–17], to ·remove the sins of the Levites so they will belong to the Lord [make atonement for the Levites]. ¹³ Make the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and present the Levites as an elevation offering to the Lord. ¹⁴ In this way you must ·set apart [separate] the Levites from the other ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel]; the Levites will be mine.