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Purifying the Levites. The Lord said to Moses, “Separate the Levites from the other people of Israel and purify them.[a] Do the following to purify them: Sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and have them shave their entire body and wash their clothes. This will purify them.

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  1. Numbers 8:6 Purify them: through a complex ritual (see Ex 29) the priests were made holy whereas the Levites were cleansed for ministry.