Numbers 8:21

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And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the Lord; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.

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וַיִּתְחַטְּאוּvaiyitchate'uand they purified themselvesH2398הַלְוִיִּםhalviyimthe LevitesH3881וַיְכַבְּסוּvaykhabesuand they washedH3526בִּגְדֵיהֶםbigdeihemclothes theirH899וַיָּנֶףvaiyanefand he wavedH5130אַהֲרֹן'aharonAaronH175אֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853תְּנוּפָהtenufaha wave-offeringH8573לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וַיְכַפֵּרvaykhaperand he made atonementH3722עֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemon themH5921אַהֲרֹן'aharonAaronH175לְטַהֲרָם׃letaharamto purify themH2891

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Related verses

Numbers 8:7
And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.
Numbers 8:11-13
¹¹ And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the Lord. ¹² And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites. ¹³ And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the Lord.¹¹ Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD. ¹² And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites. ¹³ You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.
Numbers 8:15
And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.
Numbers 19:19
And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.
Numbers 3:12
And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,
Numbers 19:12
He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean.

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