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'Then the priest shall present them before the LORD and offer his sin offering and his burnt offering.

'He shall also offer the ram as a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, together with the basket of unleavened bread; the priest shall also offer its grain offering and its drink offering.

'The Nazirite shall then shave his consecrated head of hair at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and take the consecrated hair of his head and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace offerings.

'And the priest shall take the ram's shoulder when it has been boiled, and one unleavened loaf from the basket and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his consecrated hair.

'Then the priest shall wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. It is holy for the priest, together with the breast offered as a wave offering, and the thigh offered as a contribution; and afterward the Nazirite may drink wine.'

"This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD according to his consecration, in addition to what else he can afford; corresponding to his vow which he makes, so he shall do according to the law of his consecration."

"Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, 'In this way you shall bless the sons of Israel. You are to say to them:

"So they shall invoke My name on the sons of Israel, and then I will bless them."

"Accept these things from them, that they may be used in the service of the tent of meeting, and you shall give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service."

Then the LORD said to Moses, "They shall present their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar."

"This is what you shall do to them, for their cleansing: sprinkle purifying water on them, and have them use a razor over their whole body, and they shall wash their clothes and cleanse themselves.

"Then have them take a bull with its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and you shall take a second bull as a sin offering.

"So you shall present the Levites in front of the tent of meeting. You shall also assemble the whole congregation of the sons of Israel,

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

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

"Now 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 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 present them as a wave offering;

"This is what applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall enter to perform service in the work of the tent of meeting.