Leviticus 8:1-22 ▼

1 Then the LORD {YHWH} said to Moses (drawn out),

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

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

4 So Moses (drawn out) did as the LORD {YHWH} had commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

5 And Moses (drawn out) said to them, “This is what the LORD {YHWH} has commanded to be done.”

6 Then Moses (drawn out) presented Aaron (light bringer) and his sons and washed them with water.

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.

8 Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim (lights) and Thummim \Lights and Perfections/ in the breastpiece.

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 {YHWH} had commanded him (drawn out).

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

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.

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

13 Then Moses (drawn out) presented Aaron’s (light bringer) sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD {YHWH} had commanded him.

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

15 Moses (drawn out) 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.

16 Moses also (drawn out) 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.

17 But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD {YHWH} had commanded him (drawn out).

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

19 Moses (drawn out) slaughtered the ram and splattered the blood on all sides of the altar.

20 He (drawn out) cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.

21 He washed the entrails and legs with water (drawn out) and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD {YHWH}, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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