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1The LORD said to Moses, | 1Then the LORD said to Moses, |
2"Bring Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams and the basket containing bread made without yeast, | 2“Bring Aaron and his sons, along with their sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast, |
3and gather the entire assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting." | 3and call the entire community of Israel together at the entrance of the Tabernacle. ” |
4Moses did as the LORD commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the tent of meeting. | 4So Moses followed the LORD’s instructions, and the whole community assembled at the Tabernacle entrance. |
5Moses said to the assembly, "This is what the LORD has commanded to be done." | 5Moses announced to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded us to do!” |
6Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water. | 6Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. |
7He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him. He also fastened the ephod with a decorative waistband, which he tied around him. | 7He put the official tunic on Aaron and tied the sash around his waist. He dressed him in the robe, placed the ephod on him, and attached the ephod securely with its decorative sash. |
8He placed the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. | 8Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it. |
9Then he placed the turban on Aaron's head and set the gold plate, the sacred emblem, on the front of it, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 9He placed the turban on Aaron’s head and attached the gold medallion—the badge of holiness—to the front of the turban, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
10Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it, and so consecrated them. | 10Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it, making them holy. |
11He 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. | 11He sprinkled the oil on the altar seven times, anointing it and all its utensils, as well as the washbasin and its stand, making them holy. |
12He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to consecrate him. | 12Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, anointing him and making him holy for his work. |
13Then he brought Aaron's sons forward, put tunics on them, tied sashes around them and fastened caps on them, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 13Next Moses presented Aaron’s sons. He clothed them in their tunics, tied their sashes around them, and put their special head coverings on them, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
14He then presented the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. | 14Then Moses presented the bull for the sin offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the bull’s head, |
15Moses slaughtered the bull and took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on all the horns of the altar to purify the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. So he consecrated it to make atonement for it. | 15and Moses slaughtered it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on the four horns of the altar to purify it. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. Through this process, he made the altar holy by purifying it. |
16Moses also took all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it on the altar. | 16Then Moses took all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and he burned it all on the altar. |
17But the bull with its hide and its flesh and its intestines he burned up outside the camp, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 17He took the rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, and burned it on a fire outside the camp, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
18He then presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. | 18Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head, |
19Then Moses slaughtered the ram and splashed the blood against the sides of the altar. | 19and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took the ram’s blood and splattered it against all sides of the altar. |
20He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces and the fat. | 20Then he cut the ram into pieces, and he burned the head, some of its pieces, and the fat on the altar. |
21He washed the internal organs and the legs with water and burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 21After washing the internal organs and the legs with water, Moses burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
22He then presented the other ram, the ram for the ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. | 22Then Moses presented the other ram, which was the ram of ordination. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head, |
23Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. | 23and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of its blood and applied it to the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot. |
24Moses also brought Aaron's sons forward and put some of the blood on the lobes of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he splashed blood against the sides of the altar. | 24Next Moses presented Aaron’s sons and applied some of the blood to the lobes of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the big toes of their right feet. He then splattered the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar. |
25After that, he took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, both kidneys and their fat and the right thigh. | 25Next Moses took the fat, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh. |
26And from the basket of bread made without yeast, which was before the LORD, he took one thick loaf, one thick loaf with olive oil mixed in, and one thin loaf, and he put these on the fat portions and on the right thigh. | 26On top of these he placed a thin cake of bread made without yeast, a cake of bread mixed with olive oil, and a wafer spread with olive oil. All these were taken from the basket of bread made without yeast that was placed in the LORD’s presence. |
27He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and they waved them before the LORD as a wave offering. | 27He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and he lifted these gifts as a special offering to the LORD. |
28Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering as an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the LORD. | 28Moses then took all the offerings back from them and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering. This was the ordination offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD. |
29Moses also took the breast, which was his share of the ordination ram, and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 29Then Moses took the breast and lifted it up as a special offering to the LORD. This was Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
30Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood from the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments and his sons and their garments. | 30Next Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. In this way, he made Aaron and his sons and their garments holy. |
31Moses then said to Aaron and his sons, "Cook the meat at the entrance to the tent of meeting and eat it there with the bread from the basket of ordination offerings, as I was commanded: 'Aaron and his sons are to eat it.' | 31Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the remaining meat of the offerings at the Tabernacle entrance, and eat it there, along with the bread that is in the basket of offerings for the ordination, just as I commanded when I said, ‘Aaron and his sons will eat it.’ |
32Then burn up the rest of the meat and the bread. | 32Any meat or bread that is left over must then be burned up. |
33Do not leave the entrance to the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, for your ordination will last seven days. | 33You must not leave the Tabernacle entrance for seven days, for that is when the ordination ceremony will be completed. |
34What has been done today was commanded by the LORD to make atonement for you. | 34Everything we have done today was commanded by the LORD in order to purify you, making you right with him. |
35You must stay at the entrance to the tent of meeting day and night for seven days and do what the LORD requires, so you will not die; for that is what I have been commanded." | 35Now stay at the entrance of the Tabernacle day and night for seven days, and do everything the LORD requires. If you fail to do this, you will die, for this is what the LORD has commanded.” |
36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD commanded through Moses. | 36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses. |
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