1 T he Lord said to Moses,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “ Take Aaron and his sons, and the clothing, the oil for holy use, the bull for the sin gift, the two rams and the basket of bread without yeast.

“ Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments and the anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering, and the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread,

3 A nd gather together all the people at the door of the meeting tent.”

and assemble all the congregation at the doorway of the tent of meeting.”

4 S o Moses did just as the Lord told him. The people were gathered together at the door of the meeting tent.

So Moses did just as the Lord commanded him. When the congregation was assembled at the doorway of the tent of meeting,

5 M oses said to the people, “This is what the Lord has said to do.”

Moses said to the congregation, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded to do.”

6 M oses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.

Then Moses had Aaron and his sons come near and washed them with water.

7 H e dressed him with the coat, the belt, the long piece of clothing, and the linen vest. He tied the well-made rope of the linen vest, to keep his clothing in place.

He put the tunic on him and girded him with the sash, and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the artistic band of the ephod, with which he tied it to him.

8 T hen he put the breast-piece on him. And he put the Urim and the Thummim into the breast-piece.

He then placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.

9 H e put the head covering on his head. And on the front of it he put the gold plate, the holy crown, just as the Lord had told Moses.

He also placed the turban on his head, and on the turban, at its front, he placed the golden plate, the holy crown, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

10 T hen Moses took the oil for holy use and poured it on the meeting tent and all that was in it, and made them holy.

Moses then took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.

11 H e put some of it on the altar seven times. He poured this oil on the altar and all its objects, and the washing pot and its base, to make them holy.

He sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times and anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the basin and its stand, to consecrate them.

12 A nd he poured some of the oil for holy use on Aaron’s head, to make him holy.

Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him.

13 T hen Moses had Aaron’s sons come near and dressed them with coats, belts and head coverings, just as the Lord had told Moses.

Next Moses had Aaron’s sons come near and clothed them with tunics, and girded them with sashes and bound caps on them, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

14 M oses brought the bull of the sin gift. And Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin gift.

Then he brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering.

15 T hen Moses killed it. He took some of the blood, and put it around on the horns of the altar with his finger, to make the altar clean. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar to make it holy.

Next Moses slaughtered it and took the blood and with his finger put some of it around on the horns of the altar, and purified the altar. Then he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it, to make atonement for it.

16 H e took all the fat that was on the inside parts, and the part that was on the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat. And Moses burned them on the altar.

He also took all the fat that was on the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat; and Moses offered it up in smoke on the altar.

17 B ut the bull and its skin, its meat and its waste, he burned in the fire away from the tents, just as the Lord had told Moses.

But the bull and its hide and its flesh and its refuse he burned in the fire outside the camp, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

18 M oses brought the ram of the burnt gift. And Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the sheep.

Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

19 T hen Moses killed it and put the blood around on the altar.

Moses slaughtered it and sprinkled the blood around on the altar.

20 H e cut the ram into pieces. And Moses burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.

When he had cut the ram into its pieces, Moses offered up the head and the pieces and the suet in smoke.

21 A fter he had washed the inside parts and the legs with water, Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt gift for a pleasing smell. It was a gift by fire to the Lord, just as the Lord had told Moses.

After he had washed the entrails and the legs with water, Moses offered up the whole ram in smoke on the altar. It was a burnt offering for a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

22 T hen Moses brought the ram, the ram for setting them apart. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Then he presented the second ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

23 A nd Moses killed it, took some of its blood, and put it on the bottom of Aaron’s right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot.

Moses slaughtered it and took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.

24 T hen he had Aaron’s sons come near. Moses put some of the blood on the bottom of their right ear, the thumb of their right hand, and the big toe of their right foot. Then Moses put the rest of the blood around on the altar.

He also had Aaron’s sons come near; and Moses put some of the blood on the lobe of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot. Moses then sprinkled the rest of the blood around on the altar.

25 H e took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat that was on the inside parts, the part that is on the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh.

He took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was on the entrails, and the lobe of the liver and the two kidneys and their fat and the right thigh.

26 F rom the basket of bread made without yeast that was before the Lord, he took one loaf without yeast, and one loaf of bread mixed with oil, and one piece of hard bread. And he put them on the fat parts and the right thigh.

From the basket of unleavened bread that was before the Lord, he took one unleavened cake and one cake of bread mixed with oil and one wafer, and placed them on the portions of fat and on the right thigh.

27 H e put all these on the hands of Aaron and his sons, and waved them for a wave gift before the Lord.

He then put all these on the hands of Aaron and on the hands of his sons and presented them as a wave offering before the Lord.

28 T hen Moses took these things from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt gift. It was a gift to set them apart. It was a pleasing smell, a gift by fire to the Lord.

Then Moses took them from their hands and offered them up in smoke on the altar with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering for a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to the Lord.

29 M oses took the breast of the ram also. He gave it as a wave gift before the Lord. It was Moses’ part of the ram for setting Aaron and his sons apart, just as the Lord had told Moses.

Moses also took the breast and presented it for a wave offering before the Lord; it was Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

30 M oses took some of the oil for holy use and some of the blood that was on the altar. He put it on Aaron and his clothing, and on his sons and their clothing. So Aaron and his clothing and his sons and their clothing were set apart.

So Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, and his sons, and the garments of his sons with him.

31 T hen Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the door of the meeting tent. And eat it there with the bread which is in the basket that was set apart as an offering. Just as I said, ‘Aaron and his sons will eat it.’

Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, “ Boil the flesh at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and eat it there together with the bread which is in the basket of the ordination offering, just as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons shall eat it.’

32 B urn in the fire what is left of the flesh and the bread.

The remainder of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn in the fire.

33 D o not go outside the door of the meeting tent for seven days, until the time is over for you to be set apart. For it will take seven days to set you apart.

You shall not go outside the doorway of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the day that the period of your ordination is fulfilled; for he will ordain you through seven days.

34 T he Lord has told us to do what has been done today, to take away your sins.

The Lord has commanded to do as has been done this day, to make atonement on your behalf.

35 S tay day and night at the door of the meeting tent for seven days. Do what the Lord has told you to do, so you will not die. For this is what I have been told.”

At the doorway of the tent of meeting, moreover, you shall remain day and night for seven days and keep the charge of the Lord, so that you will not die, for so I have been commanded.”

36 S o Aaron and his sons did all that the Lord had told them to do by Moses.

Thus Aaron and his sons did all the things which the Lord had commanded through Moses.