1 T his is what you shall do to consecrate (set them apart) that they may serve Me as priests. Take one young bull and two rams, all without blemish,

¶ And this is what thou shalt do unto them to sanctify them that they shall be my priests: Take one young bullock and two perfect rams

2 A nd unleavened bread and unleavened cakes mixed with oil and unleavened wafers spread with oil; of fine flour shall you make them.

and unleavened bread and unleavened cakes tempered with oil and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, which thou shalt make of wheat flour.

3 Y ou shall put them in one basket and bring them in, and bring also the bull and the two rams;

And thou shalt put them into a basket and offer them in the basket with the bullock and the two rams.

4 A nd bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the testimony and shalt wash them with water.

5 T hen take the garments and put on Aaron the long and sleeved tunic and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the breastplate, and gird him with the skillfully woven girding band of the ephod.

And thou shalt take the garments and clothe Aaron with the coat and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the pectoral and gird him with the special girdle of the ephod;

6 A nd you shall put the turban or miter upon his head and put the holy crown upon the turban.

and thou shalt put the mitre upon his head and put the crown of holiness upon the mitre.

7 T hen take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.

Then shalt thou take the anointing oil and pour it upon his head and anoint him.

8 A nd bring his sons and put long and sleeved tunics on them.

And thou shalt bring his sons and put coats upon them.

9 A nd you shall gird them with sashes or belts, Aaron and his sons, and bind caps on them; and the priest’s office shall be theirs by a perpetual statute. Thus you shall ordain and consecrate Aaron and his sons.

And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind the tiaras on them; and the priest’s office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute; and thou shalt fill the hands Aaron and his sons.

10 T hen bring the bull before the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon its head.

And thou shalt cause the bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the testimony, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.

11 A nd you shall kill the bull before the Lord by the door of the Tent of Meeting.

And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD by the door of the tabernacle of the testimony.

12 A nd you shall take of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out all the blood at the base of the altar.

And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger and pour all the remaining blood beside the bottom of the altar.

13 A nd take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the appendage that is on the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.

And thou shalt take all the fat that covers the intestines and the caul that is above the liver and the two kidneys and the fat that is upon them and burn them upon the altar.

14 B ut the flesh of the bull, its hide, and the contents of its entrails you shall burn with fire outside the camp; it is a sin offering.

But the flesh of the bullock and his skin and his dung shalt thou burn with fire outside the camp; it is sin.

15 Y ou shall also take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram.

Thou shalt likewise take one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.

16 A nd you shall kill the ram and you shall take its blood and throw it against the altar round about.

And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.

17 A nd you shall cut the ram in pieces and wash its entrails and legs and put them with its pieces and its head,

And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces and wash his intestines and his legs and put them upon his pieces and upon his head.

18 A nd you shall burn the whole ram upon the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord; it is a sweet and satisfying fragrance, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering on fire unto the LORD.

19 A nd you shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram;

And thou shalt take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.

20 T hen you shall kill the ram and take part of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ears of Aaron and his sons and on the thumb of their right hands and on the great toe of their right feet, and dash the rest of the blood against the altar round about.

Then shalt thou kill the ram and take of his blood and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron and upon the tip of the right ears of his sons and upon the thumb of their right hands and upon the great toe of their right feet and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

21 T hen you shall take part of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments; and he and his garments and his sons and their garments shall be sanctified and made holy.

And thou shalt take of the blood that shall be upon the altar and of the anointing oil and sprinkle it upon Aaron and upon his garments and upon his sons and upon their garments, and he shall be sanctified, and his garments and his sons and his sons’ garments with him.

22 A lso you shall take the fat of the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the appendage on the liver, the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the right thigh; for it is a ram of consecration and ordination.

Then thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the tail and the fat that covers the intestines and the caul above the liver and the two kidneys and the fat that is upon them and the right shoulder, for it is a ram of consecrations,

23 T ake also one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the Lord.

Also one large loaf of bread and one cake of oiled bread and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD;

24 A nd put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and they shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord.

and thou shalt put all this in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons and shalt lift them up and wave them before the LORD.

25 T hen you shall take them from their hands, add them to the burnt offering, and burn them on the altar for a sweet and satisfying fragrance before the Lord; it is an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Then thou shalt take them from their hands and burn them upon the altar upon the burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD. It is an offering on fire unto the LORD.

26 A nd take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s consecration and ordination and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be your portion.

And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of the consecrations, which is of Aaron and wave it for a waved offering before the LORD; and it shall be thy part.

27 A nd you shall sanctify (set apart for God) the waved breast of the ram used in the ordination and the waved thigh of the priests’ portion, since it is for Aaron and his sons.

And thou shalt set apart the breast of the waved offering and the shoulder of the sanctification, that which was waved and that which was sanctified of the ram of the consecrations of Aaron and of his sons;

28 I t shall be for Aaron and his sons as their due portion from the Israelites perpetually, an offering from the Israelites of their peace and thanksgiving sacrifices, their offering to the Lord.

and it shall be for Aaron and for his sons by a perpetual statute of the sons of Israel, for it is something set apart, and it shall be set apart of the sons of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings; it shall be something of theirs set apart unto the LORD.

29 T he holy garments of Aaron shall pass to his descendants who succeed him, to be anointed in them and to be consecrated and ordained in them.

And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons’ after him, to be anointed with them and to be consecrated with them.

30 A nd that son who is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days when he comes into the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place.

And for seven days the priest of his sons, who in his stead shall come into the tabernacle of the testimony, shall put them on to serve in the sanctuary.

31 Y ou shall take the ram of the consecration and ordination and boil its flesh in a holy and set-apart place.

And thou shalt take the ram of the consecrations and cook his flesh in the holy place.

32 A aron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread in the basket, at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket by the door of the tabernacle of the testimony.

33 T hey shall eat those things with which atonement was made, to ordain and consecrate them; but a stranger (layman) shall not eat of them because they are holy (set apart to the worship of God).

And they shall eat those things with which they were reconciled, to fill their hands to be sanctified; but a stranger shall not eat thereof because they are holiness.

34 A nd if any of the flesh or bread for the ordination remains until morning, you shall burn it with fire; it shall not be eaten, because it is holy (set apart to the worship of God).

And if any of the flesh of the consecrations or of the bread remains unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire; it shall not be eaten, because it is holiness.

35 T hus shall you do to Aaron and to his sons according to all I have commanded you; during seven days shall you ordain them.

And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron and to his sons, according to all the things which I have commanded thee; for seven days shalt thou consecrate them.

36 Y ou shall offer every day a bull as a sin offering for atonement. And you shall cleanse the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.

And thou shalt sacrifice a bullock every day for reconciliation of sin; and thou shalt remove the sin from the altar, and thou shalt anoint it to sanctify it.

37 S even days you shall make atonement for the altar and sanctify it; and the altar shall be most holy; whoever or whatever touches the altar must be holy (set apart for God’s service).

For seven days thou shalt reconcile the altar and sanctify it; and it shall be a most holy altar; whatever touches the altar shall be made holy.

38 N ow this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old shall be offered day by day continually.

¶ Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar: two lambs of the first year every day continually.

39 O ne lamb you shall offer in the morning and the other lamb in the evening;

The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning, and the other lamb thou shalt offer at evening.

40 A nd with the one lamb a tenth measure of fine flour mixed with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering.

Moreover a tenth ephah of flour mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil and the fourth part of a hin of wine with each lamb.

41 A nd the other lamb you shall offer at evening, and do with it as with the cereal offering of the morning and with the drink offering, for a sweet and satisfying fragrance, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

And thou shalt offer the other lamb at evening, doing according to the present of the morning and according to its drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering on fire unto the LORD.

42 T his shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the Tent of Meeting before the Lord, where I will meet with you to speak there to you.

This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your ages at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony before the LORD, where I will concert with you, to speak there unto you.

43 T here I will meet with the Israelites, and the Tent of Meeting shall be sanctified by My glory.

And there I will testify of myself unto the sons of Israel, and the place shall be sanctified with my glory.

44 A nd I will sanctify the Tent of Meeting and the altar; I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons to minister to Me in the priest’s office.

And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar; I will likewise sanctify both Aaron and his sons that they may be my priests.

45 A nd I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.

And I will dwell among the sons of Israel and shall be their God.

46 A nd they shall know that I am the Lord their God, Who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them; I am the Lord their God.

And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them; I am the LORD your God.