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# assemble the whole community

"gather the whole community"

# before Yahweh

Here Yahweh refers to himself by his own name.

# the people of Israel must lay their hands on the Levites

The action "laying on hands" on someone was often done to dedicate them to Yahweh's work or service. AT: "The people Israel must lay their hands on the Levites, dedicating them to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# as a wave offering

Aaron was to present the Levites to Yahweh with the same amount of dedication as if they were a sacrifice given to him. AT: "if they were a wave offering" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# assemble the whole community`
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			`"gather the whole community"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# before Yahweh`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here Yahweh refers to himself by his own name.`

			`# the people of Israel must lay their hands on the Levites`

			`The action "laying on hands" on someone was often done to dedicate them to Yahweh's work or service. AT: "The people Israel must lay their hands on the Levites, dedicating them to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])`

			`# as a wave offering`

			`Aaron was to present the Levites to Yahweh with the same amount of dedication as if they were a sacrifice given to him. AT: "if they were a wave offering" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`