1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2. “Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’ ”
3. And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses.
4. Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was hammered work. According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
5. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
6. “Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially.
7. Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification on them, and let them shave all their body, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.