Leviticus 8

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 “Take Aaron and his sons with him, the garments and the anointing oil, the bull for 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 Assemble all the assembly 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 Yahweh commanded him, and the assembly came together 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 Then Moses said to the assembly, “This is what Yahweh has commanded to be done.”

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

6 Moses brought 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 on Aaron the tunic and tied the sash around his waist, clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him, and then he tied the ephod around him with the finely-woven waistband and bound 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 He placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.

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

9 He set the turban on his head, and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown, as Yahweh 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 Moses took the anointing oil, anointed the tabernacle and everything in it and set them apart to Yahweh.

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

11 He sprinkled the oil on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the washbasin and its base, to set them apart to Yahweh.

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 poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to set him apart.

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

13 Moses brought Aaron's sons and clothed them with tunics. He tied sashes around their waists and wrapped linen cloth around their heads, as Yahweh 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 brought the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull that they had brought for the sin offering.

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

15 He killed it, and he took the blood and put it on the horns of the altar with his finger, purified the altar, poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and set it apart for God in order to make atonement for 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 He took all the fat that was on the inner parts, the covering of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat, and Moses 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, its hide, its meat, and its dung he burned outside the camp, as Yahweh 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 Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

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

19 He killed it and sprinkled its blood against every side 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 and 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 inner parts and the legs with water, and he burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering and produced a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh as Yahweh 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 Then Moses presented the other ram, the ram of consecration, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

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

23 Aaron killed it, and Moses took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, 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 He brought Aaron's sons, and he put some of the blood on the tip of their right ear, on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot. Then Moses sprinkled its blood against every side 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 He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat that was on the inner parts, the covering of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and 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 Out of the basket of bread without yeast that was before Yahweh, he took one loaf without yeast, and one loaf of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat 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 it all in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons and waved them before Yahweh 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 them from off their hands and burned them on the altar for the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering and produced a sweet aroma. It was an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

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 Moses took the breast and waved it as a wave offering to Yahweh. It was Moses' share of the ram for the priests' ordination, as Yahweh 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 Moses took some of the anointing oil and the blood that was on the altar; he sprinkled these on Aaron, on his clothes, on his sons, and on his sons' clothes with him. In this way he set apart Aaron and his clothes, and his sons and their clothes to Yahweh.

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 So Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of consecration, as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons will 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 Whatever remains of the meat and of the bread you must burn.

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

33 You must not go out from the entrance of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are fulfilled. For Yahweh will consecrate you for seven days.

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 this day— Yahweh has commanded to be done to make atonement for you.

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

35 You will stay day and night for seven days at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and keep the command of Yahweh, so you will not die, because 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 all the things which Yahweh had commanded them through Moses.

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