Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to miss 1a2) to sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty 1a3) to incur guilt, incur penalty by sin, forfeit 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to bear loss 1b2) to make a sin-offering 1b3) to purify from sin 1b4) to purify from uncleanness 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to miss the mark 1c2) to induce to sin, cause to sin 1c3) to bring into guilt or condemnation or punishment 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to miss oneself, lose oneself, wander from the way 1d2) to purify oneself from uncleanness">2398 [e] וַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּ way-yiṯ-ḥaṭ-ṭə-’ū And purified themselves Conj-w | V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3mp 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah 1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service">3881 [e] הַלְוִיִּ֗ם hal-wî-yim, the Levites Art | N-proper-mp 1a) (Qal) washer, fuller, treader (participle) 1b) (Piel) to wash (garments, person) 1c) (Pual) to be washed 1d) (Hothpael) to be washed out">3526 [e] וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ֙ way-ḵab-bə-sū and washed Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp 2) (CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately)">899 [e] בִּגְדֵיהֶ֔ם biḡ-ḏê-hem, their clothes N-mpc | 3mp 1a) (Qal) to besprinkle, sprinkle 1b) (Polel) to wave, brandish (in threat) 1c) (Hiphil) to swing, wield, wave 1c1) to wield 1c2) to wave or shake (the hand) 1c2a) to wave (hand) 1c2b) to shake or brandish against 1c2c) to swing to and fro 1c3) to wave (an offering), offer 1c4) to shed abroad 1d) (Hophal) to be waved">5130 [e] וַיָּ֨נֶף way-yā-nep̄ then presented Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms 1) brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest">175 [e] אַהֲרֹ֥ן ’a-hă-rōn Aaron N-proper-ms 853 [e] אֹתָ֛ם ’ō-ṯām them DirObjM | 3mp 1a) a swinging, brandishing 1a1) of God's hand, weapons 1b) waving, wave-offering (technical term of sacrifice) 1c) offering (of gold or brass)">8573 [e] תְּנוּפָ֖ה tə-nū-p̄āh [like] a wave offering N-fs 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440 [e] לִפְנֵ֣י lip̄-nê before Prep-l | N-cpc 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068 [e] יְהוָ֑ה Yah-weh; Yahweh N-proper-ms 1a) (Qal) to coat or cover with pitch 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cover over, pacify, propitiate 1b2) to cover over, atone for sin, make atonement for 1b3) to cover over, atone for sin and persons by legal rites 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be covered over 1c2) to make atonement for 1d) (Hithpael) to be covered">3722 [e] וַיְכַפֵּ֧ר way-ḵap-pêr And made atonement Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e] עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם ‘ă-lê-hem for them Prep | 3mp 1) brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest">175 [e] אַהֲרֹ֖ן ’a-hă-rōn Aaron N-proper-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be clean (physically-of disease) 1a2) to be clean ceremonially 1a3) to purify, be clean morally, made clean 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cleanse, purify 1b1a) physically 1b1b) ceremonially 1b1c) morally 1b2) to pronounce clean 1b3) to perform the ceremony of cleansing 1c) (Pual) to be cleansed, be pronounced clean 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to purify oneself 1d1a) ceremonially 1d1b) morally 1d2) to present oneself for purification">2891 [e] לְטַהֲרָֽם׃ lə-ṭa-hă-rām. to cleanse them Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf | 3mp

New American Standard Bible
The Levites, too, purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes; and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.

King James Bible
And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes; then Aaron presented them before the LORD as a presentation offering. Aaron also made atonement for them to ceremonially cleanse them.

were purified

Numbers 8:7 And thus shall you do to them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of …

Numbers 19:12,19 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh …

offered

Numbers 8:11-13,15 And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering …

Numbers 3:12 And I, behold…

Aaron made

Numbers 8:12 And the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bullocks: …

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