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Verse 1

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Verse 2

Take Aaron, his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread.

Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;

Verse 3

And gather the entire congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Verse 4

Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the assembly was gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Verse 5

Moses said to the congregation, "This is what the Lord has commanded to be done."

And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done.

Verse 6

Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water.

And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.

Verse 7

He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and placed the ephod on him. He tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod around him, securing it in place.

And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.

Verse 8

He placed the breastpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and Thummim into the breastpiece.

And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.

Verse 9

He set the turban on his head and placed the golden plate, the holy crown, on the front of the turban, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Verse 10

Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it, consecrating them.

And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.

Verse 11

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

And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.

Verse 12

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

And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

Verse 13

Then Moses brought Aaron's sons forward, clothed them with tunics, tied sashes around them, and wrapped headpieces on them, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Verse 14

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

And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.

Verse 15

Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of its blood, and with his finger applied it to the horns of the altar on all sides, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar to consecrate it, making atonement for it.

And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.

Verse 16

Moses took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and burned them on the altar.

And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.

Verse 17

As for the rest of the bull—its hide, its flesh, and its dung—he burned it outside the camp, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Verse 18

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

And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

Verse 19

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

And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

Verse 20

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

And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.

Verse 21

He washed the entrails and the legs with water and burned the whole ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Verse 22

Moses presented the second ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

Verse 23

Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood, applying it to the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot.

And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

Verse 24

Then Moses brought forward 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 splashed the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.

And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

Verse 25

Moses took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat around the entrails, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys with their fat, and the right thigh.

And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:

Verse 26

From the basket of unleavened bread that was before the Lord, Moses took one unleavened cake, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer. He placed them on the fat portions and on the right thigh.

And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:

Verse 27

He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them as a presentation offering before the Lord.

And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.

Verse 28

Then Moses took them back from their hands and burned them on the altar along with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord.

And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Verse 29

Moses took the breast and waved it as a presentation offering before the Lord. It was Moses' portion of the ram of ordination, as the Lord had commanded him.

And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Verse 30

Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood from the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron, his garments, his sons, and their garments.

And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.

Verse 31

Moses said to Aaron and his sons, "Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there along with the bread from the basket of ordination, as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons are to eat it.'

And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.

Verse 32

Burn up the remainder of the meat and bread in the fire.

And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire.

Verse 33

You must not leave the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, because it will take seven days to ordain you.

And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.

Verse 34

The Lord commanded what has been done today in order to make atonement for you.

As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.

Verse 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 was commanded.

Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.

Verse 36

Aaron and his sons did everything the Lord had commanded through Moses.

So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

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