Exodus, 29

1. 'This is what you will do to them, to consecrate them to my priesthood. Take one young bull and two rams without blemish;

1. "Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one young bull and two rams without blemish,

2. also unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil, made from fine wheat flour,

2. and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour.

3. and put these into a basket and present them in the basket, at the same time as the bull and the two rams.

3. And you shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, and bring the bull and the two rams.

4. 'You will bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting and bathe them.

4. You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting, and wash them with water.

5. You will then take the vestments and dress Aaron in the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastplate, and tie the waistband of the ephod round his waist.

5. And you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastpiece, and gird him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod;

6. Then you will place the turban on his head, and on it put the symbol of holy consecration.

6. and you shall set the turban on his head, and put the holy crown upon the turban.

7. You will then take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and so anoint him.

7. And you shall take the anointing oil, and pour it on his head and anoint him.

8. 'Next, you will bring his sons and dress them in tunics,

8. Then you shall bring his sons, and put coats on them,

9. and fasten waistbands round their waists and put the head-dresses on their heads. By perpetual decree the priesthood will be theirs. Then you will invest Aaron and his sons.

9. and you shall gird them with girdles and bind caps on them; and the priesthood shall be theirs by a perpetual statute. Thus you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.

10. 'You will bring the bull in front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on the bull's head.

10. "Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting. Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the bull,

11. You will then slaughter the bull before Yahweh at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

11. and you shall kill the bull before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meeting,

12. You will then take some of the bull's blood and with your finger put it on the horns of the altar. Next, pour out the rest of the blood at the foot of the altar.

12. and shall take part of the blood of the bull and put it upon the horns of the altar with your finger, and the rest of the blood you shall pour out at the base of the altar.

13. And then take all the fat covering the entrails, the fatty mass over the liver, the two kidneys with their covering fat, and burn them on the altar.

13. And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the appendage of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and burn them upon the altar.

14. But the young bull's flesh, its skin and its offal, you will burn outside the camp, for this is a sin offering.

14. But the flesh of the bull, and its skin, and its dung, you shall burn with fire outside the camp; it is a sin offering.

15. 'Next, you will take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on the ram's head.

15. "Then you shall take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram,

16. You will then slaughter the ram, take its blood and pour it against the altar, all round.

16. and you shall slaughter the ram, and shall take its blood and throw it against the altar round about.

17. Next, cut the ram into quarters, wash the entrails and legs and put them on the quarters and head.

17. Then you shall cut the ram into pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and its head,

18. Then burn the whole ram on the altar. This will be a burnt offering for Yahweh, a pleasing smell, a food offering burnt for Yahweh.

18. and burn the whole ram upon the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a pleasing odor, an offering by fire to the LORD.

19. 'Next, you will take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on the ram's head.

19. "You shall take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram,

20. You will then slaughter the ram, take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, on the lobes of his sons' right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the big toes of their right feet, and pour the rest of the blood against the altar, all round.

20. and you shall kill the ram, and take part of its blood and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron and upon the tips of the right ears of his sons, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet, and throw the rest of the blood against the altar round about.

21. You will then take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his vestments and on his sons and on his sons' vestments: so that he and his vestments will be consecrated and his sons too, and his sons' vestments.

21. Then you shall take part of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron and his garments, and upon his sons and his sons' garments with him; and he and his garments shall be holy, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.

22. 'You will then take the fatty parts of the ram: the tail, the fat covering the entrails, the fatty mass over the liver, the two kidneys with their covering fat and also the right thigh -- for this is a ram of investiture-

22. "You shall also take the fat of the ram, and the fat tail, and the fat that covers the entrails, and the appendage of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination),

23. and a loaf of bread, a cake of bread made with oil, and a wafer, from the basket of unleavened bread before Yahweh,

23. and one loaf of bread, and one cake of bread with oil, and one wafer, out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD;

24. and put it all on the palms of Aaron and his sons, and make the gesture of offering before Yahweh.

24. and you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

25. Then you will take them back and burn them on the altar, on top of the burnt offering, as a smell pleasing before Yahweh, a food offering burnt for Yahweh.

25. Then you shall take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar in addition to the burnt offering, as a pleasing odor before the LORD; it is an offering by fire to the LORD.

26. 'You will then take the forequarters of the ram of Aaron's investiture and with it make the gesture of offering before Yahweh; this will be your portion.

26. "And you shall take the breast of the ram of Aaron's ordination and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be your portion.

27. You will consecrate the forequarters that have been thus offered, as also the thigh that is set aside -- what has been offered and what has been set aside from the ram of investiture of Aaron and his sons.

27. And you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering, and the thigh of the priests' portion, which is waved, and which is offered from the ram of ordination, since it is for Aaron and for his sons.

28. This, by perpetual decree, will be the portion that Aaron and his sons will receive from the Israelites, since it is the portion set aside, the portion set aside for Yahweh by the Israelites from their communion sacrifices: a portion set aside for Yahweh.

28. It shall be for Aaron and his sons as a perpetual due from the people of Israel, for it is the priests' portion to be offered by the people of Israel from their peace offerings; it is their offering to the LORD.

29. 'Aaron's sacred vestments must pass to his sons after him, and they will wear them for their anointing and investiture.

29. "The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them and ordained in them.

30. Whichever of the sons of Aaron succeeds him in the priesthood and enters the Tent of Meeting to serve in the sanctuary, will wear them for seven days.

30. The son who is priest in his place shall wear them seven days, when he comes into the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place.

31. 'You will take the ram of investiture and cook its meat in a holy place.

31. "You shall take the ram of ordination, and boil its flesh in a holy place;

32. Aaron and his sons will eat the meat of the ram and the bread which is in the basket, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

32. and Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket, at the door of the tent of meeting.

33. They will eat what was used in making expiation for them at their investiture and consecration. No unauthorised person may eat these; they are holy things.

33. They shall eat those things with which atonement was made, to ordain and consecrate them, but an outsider shall not eat of them, because they are holy.

34. If any of the meat from the investiture sacrifice, or the bread, should be left till morning, you will burn what is left. It may not be eaten; it is a holy thing.

34. And if any of the flesh for the ordination, or of the bread, remain until the morning, then you shall burn the remainder with fire; it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

35. This is what you will do for Aaron and his sons, implementing all the orders I have given you. You will take seven days over their investiture.

35. "Thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; through seven days shall you ordain them,

36. 'On each of the days you will also offer a young bull as a sacrifice for sin, in expiation. You will offer a sin sacrifice for the altar when you make expiation for it; then you will consecrate it by anointing it.

36. and every day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement. Also you shall offer a sin offering for the altar, when you make atonement for it, and shall anoint it, to consecrate it.

37. For seven days you will make expiation for the altar, then you will consecrate it; it will then be especially holy, and whatever touches the altar will become holy.

37. Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar, and consecrate it, and the altar shall be most holy; whatever touches the altar shall become holy.

38. 'This is what you must offer on the altar: two yearling male lambs each day in perpetuity.

38. "Now this is what you shall offer upon the altar: two lambs a year old day by day continually.

39. The first lamb you will offer at dawn, and the second at twilight,

39. One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer in the evening;

40. and with the first lamb, one-tenth of a measure of fine flour mixed with one-quarter of a hin of pounded olive oil and, for a libation, one-quarter of a hin of wine.

40. and with the first lamb a tenth measure of fine flour mingled with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine for a libation.

41. The second lamb you will offer at twilight, and do it with a similar cereal offering and libation as at dawn, as a pleasing smell, as an offering burnt for Yahweh,

41. And the other lamb you shall offer in the evening, and shall offer with it a cereal offering and its libation, as in the morning, for a pleasing odor, an offering by fire to the LORD.

42. a perpetual burnt offering for all your generations to come, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before Yahweh, where I shall meet you and speak to you.

42. It shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tent of meeting before the LORD, where I will meet with you, to speak there to you.

43. 'There I shall meet the Israelites in the place consecrated by my glory.

43. There I will meet with the people of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory;

44. I shall consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar; I shall also consecrate Aaron and his sons, to be priests in my service.

44. I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar; Aaron also and his sons I will consecrate, to serve me as priests.

45. And I shall live with the Israelites and be their God,

45. And I will dwell among the people of Israel, and will be their God.

46. and they will know that I am Yahweh their God, who brought them out of Egypt to live among them: I, Yahweh their God.'

46. And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them; I am the LORD their God.