20 ¶ Then Moses and Aaron and all the Congregation of the children of Israel did with the Levites, according unto all that the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites: so did the children of Israel unto them.

21 So the Levites were purified, and washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a shake offering before the Lord, and Aaron made an atonement for them, to purify them.

22 And after that, went the Levites in to do their service in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, [a]before Aaron and before his sons: as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did unto them.

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  1. Numbers 8:22 In their presence, to serve them.

20 Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses. 21 The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes.(A) Then Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the Lord and made atonement(B) for them to purify them.(C) 22 After that, the Levites came to do their work(D) at the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses.

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