Numbers 8:10-12
GOD’S WORD Translation
10 Then bring the Levites into the Lord’s presence, and the Israelites will place their hands on them. 11 Aaron will present the Levites to the Lord as an offering from the Israelites. Then they will be ready to do the Lord’s work.
12 “The Levites will place their hands on the heads of the young bulls. Sacrifice one of them as an offering for sin and the other one as a burnt offering to the Lord. These sacrifices will make peace with the Lord for the Levites.
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Numbers 8:10-12
New King James Version
10 So you shall bring the Levites before the Lord, and the children of Israel (A)shall lay their hands on the Levites; 11 and Aaron shall [a]offer the Levites before the Lord like a (B)wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the work of the Lord. 12 (C)Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites.
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Numbers 8:10-12
English Standard Version
10 When you bring the Levites before the Lord, the people of Israel (A)shall lay their hands on the Levites, 11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that they may do the service of the Lord. 12 Then the Levites (B)shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer (C)the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the Lord to make atonement for the Levites.
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