9. Bring the Levites to the area in front of the Meeting Tent. Then bring all the Israelites together at that place.
10. Bring the Levites before the Lord. The Israelites will put their hands on them.
11. Aaron will give the Levites to the Lord as an offering from the Israelites. Then the Levites will be ready to do their special work for the Lord.
12. “Tell the Levites to put their hands on the heads of the bulls. One bull will be a sin offering and the other bull will be used as a burnt offering to the Lord. These offerings will make the Levites pure.
13. Tell the Levites to stand in front of Aaron and his sons. Then give the Levites to the Lord. They will be like an offering.
14. This will make the Levites holy. They will be different from the other Israelites. The Levites will belong to me.