《圣经》（新旧约全书）

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这灯台的作法是用金子锤出来的，连座带花都是锤出来的。摩西制造灯台，是照耶和华所指示的样式。
And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick

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耶和华晓谕摩西说，
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying

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你从以色列人中选出利未人来，洁净他们。
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them

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洁净他们当这样行，用除罪水弹在他们身上，又叫他们用剃头刀刮全身，洗衣服，洁净自己。
And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean

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将利未人奉到会幕前，招聚以色列全会众。

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together

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因为他们是从以色列人中全然给我的，我拣选他们归我，是代替以色列人中一切头生的。
For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me

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此后利未人要进去办会幕的事，你要洁净他们，将他们当作摇祭奉上。

And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering

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这样，你从以色列人中将利未人分别出来，利未人便要归我。
Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine

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利未人要按手在那两只牛的头上。你要将一只作赎罪祭，一只作燔祭，献给耶和华，为利未人赎罪。
And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites

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你也要使利未人站在亚伦和他儿子面前，将他们当作摇祭奉给耶和华。
And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD