“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.”
After that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting in attendance on Aaron and his descendants, as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did — the final confirmation that Levitical service commences after all ritual preliminaries. They serve 'in attendance on' (et pnei) Aaron, embodying priestly subordination. The phrase 'as the LORD had commanded' closes the consecration narrative, establishing that what is enacted conforms to divine will.
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