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Leviticus 8

8
The priests’ ordination
1The LORD said to Moses, 2Take Aaron and his sons with him, the priestly clothing, the anointing oil, a bull for the purification offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread, 3and assemble the whole community at the meeting tent’s entrance.
4Moses did as the LORD commanded him, and the community assembled at the meeting tent’s entrance. 5Moses said to the community, “This is what the LORD has commanded us to do.” 6Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them in water. 7Moses put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, and dressed him in the robe. Moses then put the priestly vest on Aaron, tied the woven waistband of the vest around him, and secured the vest to him with it. 8Then Moses placed the chest piece on Aaron and set the Urim and Thummim into the chest piece. 9Moses placed the turban on Aaron’s head and put the gold flower ornament, the holy crown, on the turban’s front, just as the LORD had commanded him.
10Moses then took the anointing oil and anointed the dwelling#8.10 Or tabernacle and everything in it, making them holy by doing so. 11He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its equipment, as well as the basin and its base, to make them holy. 12He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, thereby anointing him to make him holy. 13Then Moses brought Aaron’s sons forward, dressed them in tunics, tied sashes around them, and wrapped headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.
14Next Moses brought forward the bull for the purification offering. Aaron and his sons pressed their hands on its head. 15Moses slaughtered it, then took the blood and, using his finger, put it on all of the altar’s horns, purifying the altar. He poured the rest of the blood out at the altar’s base. Then he made the altar holy so that reconciliation could be performed on it.#8.15 Or to make reconciliation for it (i.e., the altar) 16Moses removed all the fat that was around the insides, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and he completely burned it on the altar. 17But the rest of the bull, including its hide, its flesh, and its dung, he burned with fire outside the camp just as the LORD had commanded him.
18Then Moses presented the ram for the entirely burned offering, and Aaron and his sons pressed their hands on its head. 19Moses slaughtered it, then tossed the blood against all sides of the altar. 20He cut up the ram into pieces, and then completely burned the head, pieces, and fat. 21After he washed the insides and lower legs with water, Moses completely burned the whole ram on the altar. It was an entirely burned offering for a soothing smell; it was a food gift for the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
22Moses then presented the second ram, the ram for ordination, and Aaron and his sons pressed their hands on its head. 23Moses slaughtered it, then took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on his right thumb, and on his right big toe. 24Then Moses brought forward Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, their right thumbs, and their right big toes. Moses tossed the rest of the blood against all of the altar’s sides. 25Then he took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was around the insides, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat—as well as the right thigh. 26From the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD, he took one loaf of unleavened flatbread, one loaf of flatbread made with oil, and one unleavened wafer, and he placed these on the fat pieces and on the right thigh. 27Moses set all of this in Aaron’s and his sons’ hands, then lifted them as an uplifted offering before the LORD. 28Next Moses took this out of their hands and completely burned it on the altar, along with the entirely burned offering. This was an ordination offering for a soothing smell; it was a food gift for the LORD. 29Next Moses took the breast from the ram for the ordination offering and lifted it as an uplifted offering before the LORD. It belonged to Moses as his portion, just as the LORD had commanded him. 30Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron and his clothes, and on his sons and their clothes as well. In this way, Moses made holy Aaron, his clothing, and Aaron’s sons and their clothing.
31Moses said to Aaron and his sons: “Cook the meat at the meeting tent’s entrance. You may eat it there along with the bread that is in the basket of the ordination offering, just as I was commanded,#8.31 LXX, Syr, Tg; cf 8:35; MT as I commanded ‘Aaron and his sons can eat it.’ 32But you must burn whatever is left over of the meat and bread with fire. 33You must not leave the meeting tent’s entrance for seven days, until the period of your ordination is completed, because your ordination takes seven days. 34What was done today was commanded by the LORD, to make reconciliation for you. 35You must stay at the meeting tent’s entrance for seven days, day and night, observing the LORD’s requirement so you don’t die, because that’s what I was commanded.”
36Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD commanded through Moses.

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