Numbers 8:11-13

Expanded Bible

¹¹ Aaron will present the Levites before the Lord as an offering presented from the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel]. Then the Levites will be ready to do the work of the Lord.

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.