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and present the Levites before the LORD; and the sons of Israel ^(C1)shall lay their hands on the Levites.

"Aaron then shall ^(F1)present the Levites before the LORD as a ^(C1)wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may ^(F2)qualify to perform the service of the LORD.

"Now ^(C1)the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls; then you are to offer the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites.

"And you shall have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons so as to present them as a wave offering to the LORD.

"So you shall single out the Levites from among the sons of Israel, and ^(C1)the Levites shall be Mine.

"Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and ^(C1)present them as a wave offering;

for they are ^(C1)exclusively given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself ^(C2)instead of the firstborn of every womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.