Numbers 8:13

Modern

You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.

Traditional

And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the Lord.

Literal

And you shall stand the Levites before the face of Aaron and his sons, and wave them as a wave offering to YHWH.

Latin

Statuesque Levitas in conspectu Aaron et filiorum ejus, et consecrabis oblatos Domino,

Hebrew

English

You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.

The Levites offered the right sacrifices before doing their work in the Tent of Meeting (8:15).

The Lord gave instructions for the dedication and cleansing of the Levites. The Levites were set apart to serve in the tabernacle.

Numbers 8:11
Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD.
Numbers 8:21
The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.
Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Numbers 18:6
Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.
Romans 15:16
…to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites