29 When you make the priests God's special servants, do it in this way: Take a young bull and two male sheep. They must not have anything wrong with them. 2 Use good flour from wheat to make three kinds of bread, with no yeast in it. Mix olive oil with some of the flour before you cook it. Cook some of the flour without any oil in it. And cook some flour to make biscuits that you then put oil on. 3 Put the bread and the biscuits into a basket. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting with the bull and the two sheep. [ a ]
4 Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. Use water to wash them there and make them clean. 5 Then take the special clothes. Dress Aaron in the shirt, the robe, the ephod and the breastpiece. Tie the ephod on him with its special belt. 6 Put the linen hat on Aaron's head. Fix the special gold sign to the hat. 7 Take the special olive oil. Pour it on his head to show that God has chosen him to be his servant.
8 Bring Aaron's sons and dress them in their special shirts. 9 Put the cloth hats on their heads. Tie the long cloth belts around Aaron and on his sons. These men and their descendants will always be priests. That is a law that continues for ever. That is how you must make Aaron and his sons God's special servants.
10 Bring the bull to the front of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron and his sons must put their hands on the bull's head. 11 Then kill the animal as an offering to the Lord , at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. 12 Take some of the bull's blood. Use your finger to put some of it on the horns of the altar. Pour the blood that remains on the ground around the altar. 13 Take all the fat that is round the inside parts of the animal. Take the best part of the liver. Take both the kidneys with the fat that is round them. Burn all these things on the altar. 14 But burn the rest of the bull's body outside the camp, with its skin and the food in its stomach. It is an offering to make the priests clean from their sins.
15 Take one of the male sheep. Aaron and his sons must put their hands on its head. 16 Kill the sheep and take its blood to the altar. Throw some of the blood onto every side of the altar. 17 Cut the sheep into pieces. Wash its inside parts and its legs. Then put them together with its head and the other pieces. 18 Completely burn the whole sheep on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord . Its smell pleases him.
19 Take the second male sheep. Aaron and his sons must put their hands on its head. 20 Kill the sheep. Put some of its blood on Aaron's right ear, the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. Do the same thing to each of his sons. Then throw some of the sheep's blood onto every side of the altar. 21 Mix together some of the blood on the altar and some of the special oil. Splash this onto Aaron and onto his clothes. Splash it also onto his sons and onto their clothes. Then Aaron and his sons and their clothes will be holy.
22 Take all the fat from this male sheep. Take its fat tail, the fat around its inside parts and the best part of the liver. Take the two kidneys with the fat that is round them. Also take the top part of its right leg. (This is the sheep that makes Aaron and his sons special servants of God.) 23 Take one piece of each kind of flat bread out of the basket: bread that has no oil in it, bread with oil in it and a biscuit. These are an offering to the Lord . 24 Put all these things in the hands of Aaron and his sons. Then lift these things up to the Lord as an offering to him. 25 Then take them from Aaron and his sons and burn them on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord . Its smell pleases him.
26 Take the meat from the ribs of the sheep that makes Aaron God's special servant. Lift it up to the Lord as an offering to him. Then you may eat this meat from the sheep. 27 You must keep separate this meat from the sheep's ribs, as well as the top part of its right leg. Those are the pieces that you lifted up to the Lord as an offering to him. Those pieces belong to Aaron and his sons. 28 In the future, when the Israelites bring a peace offering to the Lord , these pieces will belong to Aaron and his descendants. This will always be the regular gift from the Israelites to the priests. That is the law that will continue for ever. It is the gift that the Israelites must bring to the Lord .
29 Aaron's special clothes will belong to his descendants after he dies. When they too become God's special servants as his priests, they will wear them. 30 After Aaron's death, his son who becomes priest will first take seven days to serve the Lord in the tabernacle. The new priest must wear the special clothes in the Holy Place for those seven days.
31 Take the male sheep that makes Aaron God's special servant. Cook its meat in a holy place in the yard of the tabernacle. 32 Aaron and his sons must eat this meat and the bread that was in the basket. They must do this at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. 33 That meat was part of the sacrifice which made them clean from their sins. It made them God's special servants as his priests. No other person may eat those things, because they are holy. 34 But if any of the meat from the offerings remains until the morning, you must burn it. Also burn any bread that remains. You must not eat it, because it is holy.
35 Do everything that I have commanded you, to make Aaron and his sons my special servants. Take seven days to do this. 36 Kill a bull each day, as a sacrifice that makes people clean from their sins.
Also make the altar clean and pure. Pour oil over it to make it holy for me. 37 Do this to the altar for seven days to make it pure. Then it will be completely holy. Anything that touches the altar will become holy too. 38 You must offer a regular gift on the altar each day. This offering must be two lambs that are one year old. 39 Offer one lamb in the morning and the other lamb in the evening. 40 With the first lamb, offer two litres of good flour. Mix the flour with one litre of olive oil. Also offer one litre of wine as a drink offering. 41 Kill the other lamb in the evening. Offer it with the same gifts of food and drink as in the morning. It is a burnt offering to the Lord . Its smell pleases him.
42 You and your descendants must continue to make this burnt offering as a regular offering to me, the Lord . Offer it to me at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. I will meet with you there and I will speak to you. 43 I will meet with the Israelites there. My bright glory will make it a holy place.
44 In that way I will make the Tent of Meeting and its altar a special, holy place. Aaron and his sons will become my special servants. They will serve me as my priests. 45 I will live among the Israelites and I will be their God. 46 They will know that I am the Lord their God. I brought them out of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the Lord their God.
29 “Now I will tell you what you must do to show that Aaron and his sons serve me in a special way as priests. Find one young bull and two rams that have nothing wrong with them. 2 Then use fine wheat flour without yeast to make bread. And use the same things to make cakes mixed with olive oil. Make small thin cakes spread with oil. 3 Put this bread and the cakes in a basket. Then give the basket to Aaron and his sons. At the same time, give them the bull and the two rams.
4 “Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Meeting Tent. Wash them with water. 5 Put the special clothes on Aaron. Put on him the white woven robe and the blue robe that is worn with the ephod. Put the ephod and the judgment pouch on him. Then tie the beautiful cloth belt on him. 6 Put the turban on his head and the special crown around the turban. 7 Take the anointing oil and pour it on Aaron’s head. This will show that he is chosen for this work.
8 “Then bring Aaron’s sons to that place. Put the white woven robes on them. 9 Then tie cloth belts around their waists, and give them cloth caps to wear. At that time they will begin to be priests. They will be priests because of the special law that will continue forever. This is the way you will make Aaron and his sons priests.
10 “Then bring the bull to that place at the front of the Meeting Tent. Aaron and his sons must put their hands on the bull’s head. 11 Then kill the bull there in the Lord ’s presence at the entrance to the Meeting Tent. 12 Then take some of the bull’s blood and go to the altar. Use your finger to put some blood on the horns of the altar. Pour out all the blood that is left at the bottom of the altar. 13 Then take all the fat from inside the bull, the fatty part of the liver, both kidneys, and the fat around them. Burn this fat on the altar. 14 Then take the bull’s meat, his skin, and his other parts and go outside your camp and burn them. This bull is an offering to take away the sins of the priests.
15 “Then tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on the head of one of the rams. 16 Kill that ram and save the blood. Throw the blood against the altar on all four sides. 17 Then cut the ram into several pieces. Wash all the parts from inside the ram and the legs. Put these things with the head and the other pieces of the ram. 18 Then burn everything on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord . It is a sweet-smelling gift to the Lord .
19 “Tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on the other ram. 20 Kill that ram and save some of its blood. Put that blood on the right ear lobes of Aaron and his sons. Also put some of the blood on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Then throw blood against all four sides of the altar. 21 Then take some of the blood from the altar. Mix it with the special oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his clothes. And sprinkle it on his sons and their clothes. This will show that Aaron and his sons serve me in a special way. And it will show that their clothes are used only at special times.
22 “Then take the fat from the ram. (This is the ram that will be used in the ceremony to make Aaron the high priest.) Take the fat from around the tail and the fat that covers the organs inside the body. Then take the fat that covers the liver, both kidneys and the fat on them, and the right leg. 23 Then take the basket of bread that you made without yeast. This is the basket you put before the Lord . Take these things out of the basket: one loaf of bread, one cake made with oil, and one small thin cake. 24 Give them to Aaron and his sons. Tell them to hold these things in their hands before the Lord. This will be a special offering to the Lord . 25 Then take them from Aaron and his sons and put them on the altar with the ram. Then burn everything on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord . It is a sweet-smelling gift to the Lord .
26 “Then take the breast from the ram. (This is the ram that will be used in the ceremony to make Aaron the high priest.) Hold the breast of the ram before the Lord as a special offering. Then take it back and keep it. This part of the animal will be for you. 27 Take the breast and the leg of the ram that was used to make Aaron the high priest and make these parts holy. Then give these special parts to Aaron and his sons. 28 The Israelites will always give Aaron and his sons these parts. These parts will always belong to the priests when the Israelites make an offering to the Lord . When they give these parts to the priest, it will be the same as giving them to the Lord.
29 “Save these special clothes that were made for Aaron and his descendants. They will wear these clothes when they are chosen to be priests. 30 Aaron’s son will become the next high priest after him. That son will wear these clothes seven days when he comes to the Meeting Tent to serve in the Holy Place.
31 “Cook the meat from the ram that was used to make Aaron the high priest. Cook that meat in a holy place. 32 Then Aaron and his sons must eat the meat at the front door of the Meeting Tent. And they must also eat the bread that is in the basket. 33 These offerings were used to take away their sins when they were made priests. Now they should eat these offerings. 34 If any of the meat from that ram or any of the bread is left the next morning, then it must be burned. You must not eat that bread or the meat because it should be eaten only in a special way at a special time.
35 “You must do all these things for Aaron and his sons. You must do them exactly as I told you. The ceremony for appointing them to be priests must continue for seven days. 36 You must kill one bull every day for seven days. This will be an offering for the sins of Aaron and his sons. You will use these sacrifices to make the altar pure, and pour olive oil on the altar to make it holy. 37 You will make the altar pure and holy for seven days. At that time the altar will be most holy. Anything that touches the altar will also be holy.
38 “Every day you must make an offering on the altar. You must kill two lambs that are one year old. 39 Offer one lamb in the morning and the other in the evening. 40-41 When you kill the first lamb, also offer 8 cups [ a ] of fine wheat flour. Mix that flour with 1 quart [ b ] of the best oil. Also offer 1 quart of wine as an offering. When you kill the second lamb in the evening, also offer the 8 cups of fine flour mixed with 1 quart of the best oil and offer 1 quart of wine. This is the same as you did in the morning. This will be a sweet-smelling gift to the Lord . When you burn this offering, he will smell it, and it will please him.
42 “You must burn these things as an offering to the Lord every day. Do this at the entrance of the Meeting Tent before the Lord . Continue to do this for all time. When you make the offering, I will meet you there and speak to you. 43 I will meet with the Israelites at that place, and my Glory will make that place holy.
44 “So I will make the Meeting Tent and the altar holy. I will also make Aaron and his sons holy so that they can serve me as priests. 45 I will live with the Israelites. I will be their God. 46 The people will know that I am the Lord their God. They will know that I am the one who led them out of Egypt so that I could live with them. I am the Lord their God.
29 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,
2 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.
4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.
5 And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:
6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.
7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
8 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.
9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord , by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
12 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 blood beside the bottom of the altar.
13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, 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 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.
15 Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.
18 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 made by fire unto the Lord .
19 And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
20 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 ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.
22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, 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 consecration:
23 And 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 :
24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the Lord .
25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord : it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord .
26 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord : and it shall be thy part.
27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
28 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the Lord .
29 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.
30 And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.
31 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.
32 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 congregation.
33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.
34 And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.
35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
36 And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.
37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.
38 Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.
39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:
40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.
41 And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord .
42 This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord : where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee.
43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.
44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.
45 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
46 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 their God.
29 “ ( A ) Now this is [ a ] what you shall do to them to consecrate them to serve as priests to Me: take one bull and two rams without blemish, 2 and ( B ) unleavened bread and unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers [ b ] spread with oil; you shall make them of fine wheat flour. 3 And you shall put them in one basket, and present them in the basket along with the bull and the two rams. 4 Then ( C ) you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 5 And you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the ( D ) tunic and ( E ) the robe of the ephod, and ( F ) the ephod and ( G ) the [ c ] breastpiece, and wrap his waist with the skillfully ( H ) woven band of the ephod; 6 and you shall set the ( I ) turban on his head and put ( J ) the holy crown on the turban. 7 Then you shall take ( K ) the anointing oil and pour it on his head, and anoint him. 8 You shall also bring his sons and put ( L ) tunics on them. 9 And you shall wrap their waists with ( M ) sashes, Aaron and his sons, and fit [ d ] caps on them, and they shall have ( N ) the priesthood by a permanent statute. So you shall [ e ] ( O ) ordain Aaron and his sons.
10 “Then you shall bring the bull in front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall ( P ) lay their hands on the head of the bull. 11 And you shall slaughter the bull before the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting. 12 Then you shall ( Q ) take some of the blood of the bull and put it on ( R ) the horns of the altar with your finger; and you shall pour out all the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. 13 And you shall ( S ) take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the [ f ] lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and offer them up in smoke on the altar. 14 But ( T ) the flesh of the bull and its hide and its refuse, you shall burn with fire outside the camp; it is a sin offering.
15 “ ( U ) You shall also take the one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram; 16 and you shall slaughter the ram and take its blood and sprinkle it around on the altar. 17 Then you shall cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them [ g ] with its pieces and [ h ] its head. 18 And you shall offer up in smoke the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the Lord : ( V ) it is a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord .
19 “Then ( W ) you shall take the [ i ] other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram. 20 And you shall slaughter the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear and on the lobes of his sons’ right ears, and on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet, and sprinkle the rest of the blood around on the altar. 21 Then you shall take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the ( X ) anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and on his garments, and on his sons and on his sons’ garments with him; so he and his garments shall be consecrated, as well as his sons and his sons’ garments with him.
22 “You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail, and the fat that covers the entrails and the [ j ] lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of [ k ] ordination), 23 and one loaf of bread, and ( Y ) one cake of bread mixed with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread which is set before the Lord ; 24 and you shall put [ l ] all these [ m ] in the [ n ] hands of Aaron and [ o ] in the [ p ] hands of his sons, and shall wave them as a wave offering before the Lord . 25 Then ( Z ) you shall take them from their hands, and offer them up in smoke on the altar on the burnt offering for a soothing aroma before the Lord ; it is an offering by fire to the Lord .
26 “Then you shall take ( AA ) the breast of Aaron’s ram of [ q ] ordination, and wave it as a wave offering before the Lord ; and it shall be your portion. 27 You shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the [ r ] contribution which was waved and which was [ s ] offered from the ram of [ t ] ordination, from the one which was for Aaron and from the one which was for his sons. 28 It shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the sons of Israel, for it is [ u ] a contribution; and it shall be [ v ] a contribution from the sons of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, their [ w ] contribution to the Lord .
29 “ ( AB ) The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, [ x ] so that they may be anointed and ordained in them. 30 For seven days the one of his sons who is priest in his place shall put them on when he enters the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place.
31 “Now you shall take the ram of [ y ] ordination and ( AC ) boil its flesh in a holy place. 32 Then Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket, at the doorway of the tent of meeting. 33 So ( AD ) they shall eat [ z ] those things by which atonement was made [ aa ] at their ordination and consecration; but a [ ab ] ( AE ) layman shall not eat them , because they are holy. 34 And ( AF ) if any of the flesh of [ ac ] ordination or any of the bread remains until morning, then you shall burn the remainder with fire; it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.
35 “So you shall do for Aaron and for his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you shall [ ad ] ordain them for ( AG ) seven days. 36 ( AH ) Each day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement, and you shall [ ae ] purify the altar when you make atonement [ af ] for it, and ( AI ) you shall anoint it to consecrate it. 37 For seven days you shall make atonement [ ag ] for the altar and consecrate it; then ( AJ ) the altar shall be most holy, and whatever touches the altar shall be holy.
38 “Now ( AK ) this is what you shall offer on the altar: two one-year-old lambs each day, continuously. 39 The ( AL ) one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the [ ah ] other lamb you shall offer at [ ai ] twilight; 40 and there shall be a [ aj ] tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a [ ak ] fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering with one lamb. 41 The [ al ] other lamb you shall offer at [ am ] twilight, and shall offer with it [ an ] the same grain offering and [ ao ] the same drink offering as in the morning, for a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord . 42 It shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the doorway of the tent of meeting before the Lord , ( AM ) where I will meet with you, to speak to you there. 43 I will meet there with the sons of Israel, and it shall be consecrated by My glory. 44 I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar; I will also consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve as priests to Me. 45 And ( AN ) I will dwell among the sons of Israel and will be their God. 46 And they shall know that ( AO ) I am the Lord their God who brought them out of the land of Egypt, so that I might dwell among them; I am the Lord their God.
29 “This is what you are to do to consecrate ( B ) them, so they may serve me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without defect. ( C ) 2 And from the finest wheat flour make round loaves without yeast, thick loaves without yeast and with olive oil mixed in, and thin loaves without yeast and brushed with olive oil. ( D ) 3 Put them in a basket and present them along with the bull and the two rams. ( E ) 4 Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water. ( F ) 5 Take the garments ( G ) and dress Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself and the breastpiece. Fasten the ephod on him by its skillfully woven waistband. ( H ) 6 Put the turban ( I ) on his head and attach the sacred emblem ( J ) to the turban. 7 Take the anointing oil ( K ) and anoint him by pouring it on his head. 8 Bring his sons and dress them in tunics ( L ) 9 and fasten caps on them. Then tie sashes on Aaron and his sons. [ a ] ( M ) The priesthood is theirs by a lasting ordinance. ( N )
“Then you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.
10 “Bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. ( O ) 11 Slaughter it in the Lord ’s presence ( P ) at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 12 Take some of the bull’s blood and put it on the horns ( Q ) of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar. ( R ) 13 Then take all the fat ( S ) on the internal organs, ( T ) the long lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar. 14 But burn the bull’s flesh and its hide and its intestines ( U ) outside the camp. ( V ) It is a sin offering. [ b ]
15 “Take one of the rams, ( W ) and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. ( X ) 16 Slaughter it and take the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar. 17 Cut the ram into pieces and wash ( Y ) the internal organs and the legs, putting them with the head and the other pieces. 18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord , a pleasing aroma, ( Z ) a food offering presented to the Lord .
19 “Take the other ram, ( AA ) and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. ( AB ) 20 Slaughter it, take some of its blood and put it on the lobes of the right ears of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. ( AC ) Then splash blood against the sides of the altar. ( AD ) 21 And take some blood ( AE ) from the altar and some of the anointing oil ( AF ) and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. Then he and his sons and their garments will be consecrated. ( AG )
22 “Take from this ram the fat, ( AH ) the fat tail, the fat on the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh. (This is the ram for the ordination.) 23 From the basket of bread made without yeast, which is before the Lord , take one round loaf, one thick loaf with olive oil mixed in, and one thin loaf. 24 Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and have them wave them before the Lord as a wave offering. ( AI ) 25 Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord , a food offering presented to the Lord . ( AJ ) 26 After you take the breast of the ram for Aaron’s ordination, wave it before the Lord as a wave offering, and it will be your share. ( AK )
27 “Consecrate those parts of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons: ( AL ) the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented. 28 This is always to be the perpetual share from the Israelites for Aaron and his sons. It is the contribution the Israelites are to make to the Lord from their fellowship offerings. ( AM )
29 “Aaron’s sacred garments ( AN ) will belong to his descendants so that they can be anointed and ordained in them. ( AO ) 30 The son ( AP ) who succeeds him as priest and comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place is to wear them seven days.
31 “Take the ram ( AQ ) for the ordination and cook the meat in a sacred place. ( AR ) 32 At the entrance to the tent of meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread ( AS ) that is in the basket. 33 They are to eat these offerings by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no one else may eat ( AT ) them, because they are sacred. 34 And if any of the meat of the ordination ram or any bread is left over till morning, ( AU ) burn it up. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.
35 “Do for Aaron and his sons everything I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them. 36 Sacrifice a bull each day ( AV ) as a sin offering to make atonement ( AW ) . Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate ( AX ) it. 37 For seven days make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will be most holy, and whatever touches it will be holy. ( AY )
38 “This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day: ( AZ ) two lambs a year old. 39 Offer one in the morning and the other at twilight. ( BA ) 40 With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah [ c ] of the finest flour mixed with a quarter of a hin [ d ] of oil ( BB ) from pressed olives, and a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering. ( BC ) 41 Sacrifice the other lamb at twilight ( BD ) with the same grain offering ( BE ) and its drink offering as in the morning—a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord .
42 “For the generations to come ( BF ) this burnt offering is to be made regularly ( BG ) at the entrance to the tent of meeting, ( BH ) before the Lord . There I will meet you and speak to you; ( BI ) 43 there also I will meet with the Israelites, and the place will be consecrated by my glory. ( BJ )
44 “So I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar and will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. ( BK ) 45 Then I will dwell ( BL ) among the Israelites and be their God. ( BM ) 46 They will know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out of Egypt ( BN ) so that I might dwell among them. I am the Lord their God. ( BO )
