1 O n the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel;

On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the leaders of Israel.

2 A nd he said to Aaron, Take a young calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.

He said to Aaron, “Take a bull calf for a sin gift and a ram for a burnt gift, both of them perfect. And give them to the Lord.

3 A nd say to the Israelites, Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt offering,

Then say to the people of Israel, ‘Take a male goat for a sin gift, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old and perfect, for a burnt gift,

4 A lso a bull and a ram for peace offerings to sacrifice before the Lord, and a cereal offering mixed with oil, for today the Lord will appear to you.

and a bull and a ram for peace gifts. Give them to the Lord with a grain gift mixed with oil. For today the Lord will show Himself to you.’”

5 T hey brought before the Tent of Meeting what Moses commanded; all the congregation drew near and stood before the Lord.

So they brought to the front of the meeting tent what Moses had told them. All the people came near and stood before the Lord.

6 A nd Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commanded you to do, and the glory of the Lord will appear to you.

Moses said, “This is what the Lord has told you to do. And the shining-greatness of the Lord will be shown to you.”

7 A nd Moses said to Aaron, Draw near to the altar and offer your sin offering and your burnt offering and make atonement for yourself and for the people; and offer the offering of the people and make atonement for them, as the Lord commanded.

Then Moses said to Aaron, “Come to the altar and give your sin gift and burnt gift to pay for the sins of yourself and for the people. Then give the gift for the people, to pay for their sins, just as the Lord has said.”

8 S o Aaron drew near to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was designated for himself.

So Aaron came to the altar and killed the calf of the sin gift, which was for himself.

9 T he sons of Aaron presented the blood to him; he dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar and poured out the blood at the altar’s base;

The sons of Aaron gave the blood to him. He put his finger in the blood and put some on the horns of the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

10 B ut the fat, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver from the sin offering he burned on the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

But he burned on the altar the fat and the kidneys and the part that is on the liver from the sin gift, just as the Lord had told Moses.

11 A nd the flesh and the hide Aaron burned with fire outside the camp.

He burned the flesh and the skin away from the tents.

12 H e killed the burnt offering, and Aaron’s sons delivered to him the blood, which he dashed round about upon the altar.

Then he killed the burnt gift. Aaron’s sons handed the blood to him and he put it around on the altar.

13 A nd they brought the burnt offering to him piece by piece, and the head, and Aaron burned them upon the altar.

They gave the burnt gift to him in pieces, with the head. And he burned them on the altar.

14 A nd he washed the entrails and the legs and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar.

He washed the inside parts and legs and burned them on the altar with the burnt gift.

15 T hen Aaron presented the people’s offering, and took the goat of the sin offering which was for the people and killed it and offered it for sin as he did the first sin offering.

Then he gave the people’s gift. He took the goat of the sin gift which was for the people. And he killed it and gave it for sin, like the first sin gift.

16 A nd he presented the burnt offering and offered it according to the ordinance.

He gave the burnt gift. He gave it just the way the Law said.

17 A nd Aaron presented the cereal offering and took a handful of it and burned it on the altar in addition to the burnt offering of the morning.

Next he gave the grain gift. He filled his hand with some of the grain and burned it on the altar beside the burnt gift of the morning.

18 H e also killed the bull and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings, for the people; and Aaron’s sons presented to him the blood, which he dashed upon the altar round about,

Then he killed the bull and the ram, the peace gifts which were for the people. Aaron’s sons handed the blood to him and he put it around on the altar.

19 A nd the fat of the bull and of the ram, the fat tail and that which covers the entrails, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver.

The fat parts from the bull and ram, the fat tail, the fat around the inside parts, the kidneys and the part that is on the liver,

20 A nd they put the fat upon the breasts, and Aaron burned the fat upon the altar;

all the fat parts they put on the breasts. And they burned the fat parts on the altar.

21 B ut the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Lord, as Moses commanded.

But Aaron gave the breasts and the right thigh as a wave gift before the Lord, just as Moses had said.

22 T hen Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them, and came down after offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offerings.

Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and prayed that good would come to them. After giving the sin gift, the burnt gift and the peace gifts, he came down.

23 M oses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people.

Moses and Aaron went into the meeting tent. When they came out and prayed that good would come to the people, the shining-greatness of the Lord was shown to all the people.

24 T hen there came a fire out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

Then fire came from the Lord and burned up the burnt gift and the fat parts on the altar. When the people saw it, they cried out and bowed down with their faces to the ground.