Take the Levites out from among the children of Israel and make them clean.
MESSAGE
"Take the Levites from the midst of the People of Israel and purify them for doing GOD's work.
NKJV
"Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them [ceremonially].
PHILIPS
RWEBSTR
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
GWV
"Separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and make them clean.
NET
“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify* them.
NET
8:6 “Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify342
tn The verb טָהַר (tahar) means that Moses was “to purify” or “to make ceremonially clean” the Levites so that they could enter the sanctuary and do the work prescribed for them. Whatever is “unclean” is not permitted in the sanctuary at all.