Numbers 8:21-23

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²¹ And they were purified, and washed their garments. And Aaron lifted them up in the sight of the Lord, and prayed for them,

²² That being purified they might go into the tabernacle of the covenant to do their services before Aaron and his sons. As the Lord had commanded Moses touching the Levites, so was it done.

²³ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: