Leviticus 8

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

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

Take Aaron, with his sons, their vestments, and the oil of anointing, a calf for sin, two rams, and a basket with unleavened bread,

3 and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”

and gather together all the assembly at the door of the tabernacle.

4 So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

And Moses did as the Lord had commanded. And when all the crowd was gathered together before the entrance of the tabernacle,

5 And Moses said to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.”

he said: “This is the word that the Lord has ordered to be done.”

6 Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

And immediately, he brought forward Aaron and his sons. And when he had washed them,

7 He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.

he vested the high priest with the linen undergarment, wrapped him with the wide belt, and clothed him with the hyacinth tunic, and over it he imposed the ephod.

8 Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.

And tying it to the belt, he fitted it to the breastplate, on which was Doctrine and Truth.

9 Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.

Also, he wrapped the headdress on his head, and over it, opposite the forehead, he placed the plate of gold, consecrated with sanctification, just as the Lord had instructed him.

10 Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.

He also took up the oil of anointing, with which he anointed the tabernacle, along with all of its articles.

11 He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.

And when he had sprinkled the altar seven times to sanctify it, he anointed it and all its vessels. And the washtub with its base he sanctified with the oil.

12 He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.

And pouring the oil over Aaron’s head, he anointed and consecrated him.

13 Then Moses presented Aaron’s sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.

Likewise, after he had offered his sons, he vested them with linen tunics, and wrapped them with wide belts, and placed headdresses on them, just as the Lord had ordered.

14 Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

He also offered the calf for sin. And when Aaron and his sons had placed their hands upon its head,

15 Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.

he immolated it. And drawing the blood, and dipping his finger in it, he touched the horns of the altar all around. And when it was expiated and sanctified, he poured out the remainder of the blood at its base.

16 Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar.

Yet truly, the fat which was on the vital organs, and the mesh of the liver, and the two little kidneys with their fat, he burned upon the altar.

17 But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded him.

And the calf with the skin, and the flesh, and the dung, he burned beyond the camp, just as the Lord had instructed.

18 Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

He also offered a ram as a holocaust. And when Aaron and his sons had imposed their hands upon its head,

19 Moses slaughtered the ram and sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.

he immolated it, and he poured out its blood around the altar.

20 He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.

And cutting the ram into pieces, he burned its head, and the limbs, and the fat in the fire,

21 He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

having first washed the intestines and the feet. And then he burned the whole of the ram upon the altar, because it was a holocaust of most sweet odor to the Lord, just as he had instructed him.

22 After that, Moses presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

He also offered the second ram, as a consecration of priests. And Aaron and his sons placed their hands upon its head.

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

And when Moses had immolated it, taking up some of its blood, he touched the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and the thumb of his right hand, and similarly also his foot.

24 Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.

He also offered the sons of Aaron. And when, from the blood of the ram which was immolated, he had touched the tip of the right ear of each one, and the thumbs of their right hands, as well as their feet, he poured out the remainder upon the altar all around.

25 And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.

Yet truly, the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that covers the intestines, and the mesh of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and the right shoulder, he separated.

26 And from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD, he took one cake of unleavened bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer, and he placed them on the fat portions and on the right thigh.

Then, taking bread without leaven from the basket of unleavened bread, which was before the Lord, and a cake sprinkled with oil, and a wafer, he placed them upon the fat and the right shoulder,

27 He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.

delivering all these to Aaron and his sons. And when they had lifted them up in the sight of the Lord,

28 Then Moses took these from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

he received them again from their hands, and he burned them upon the altar of holocaust, because it was an oblation of consecration, as a sweet odor of sacrifice to the Lord.

29 He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.

And he took his portion from the ram of consecration, and he lifted up its breast in the sight of the Lord, just as the Lord had instructed him.

30 Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments.

And taking up the ointment, and the blood that was on the altar, he sprinkled it over Aaron and his vestments, and over his sons and their vestments.

31 And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’

And when he had sanctified them with their vestments, he instructed them, saying: “Cook the flesh before the entrance of the tabernacle, and eat it there. Likewise, eat the loaves of consecration, which have been placed in the basket, just as the Lord instructed me, saying: ‘Aaron and his sons shall eat them.’

32 Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread.

Then whatever will remain of the flesh and the loaves shall be consumed with fire.

33 You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.

Also, you shall not exit from the door of the tabernacle for seven days, until the day on which the time of your consecration shall be completed. For in seven days the consecration is finished,

34 What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf.

even as it has begun at this present time, so that the rite of the sacrifice might be accomplished.

35 You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”

Day and night you shall remain in the tabernacle, observing the watches of the Lord, otherwise you shall die. For so it has been commanded to me.”

36 So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.

And Aaron and his sons did everything that the Lord spoke by the hand of Moses.