Leviticus, 8

1. Yahweh spoke to Moses and said:

1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2. 'Take Aaron and with him his sons, the vestments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sacrifice for sin, the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread.

2. 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;

3. Then call the whole community together at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.'

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

4. Moses did as Yahweh ordered; the community gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

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

5. and Moses said to them, 'This is what Yahweh has ordered to be done.'

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

6. He made Aaron and his sons come forward and washed them with water.

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

7. He then dressed him in the tunic, passed the waistband round his waist, vested him in the robe and put the ephod on him. He then put the waistband of the ephod round his waist, fastening it to him.

7. 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.

8. He put the breastplate on him, and placed the urim and thummim in it.

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

9. He put the turban on his head, and on the front of the turban, the golden flower; this was the symbol of holy consecration, which Yahweh had prescribed to Moses.

9. 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.

10. Moses then took the anointing oil and anointed the Dwelling and everything inside it, to consecrate them.

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

11. He sprinkled the altar seven times and anointed the altar and its accessories, the basin and its stand, to consecrate them.

11. 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.

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

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

13. Moses then made Aaron's sons come forward; he dressed them in tunics, passed the waistbands round their waists and put on their head-dresses, as Yahweh had ordered him.

13. 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.

14. He then had the bull for the sacrifice for sin brought forward. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the victim's head

14. 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.

15. and Moses slaughtered it. He then took the blood and with his finger put some of it on the horns on the corners of the altar to purify the altar. He then poured the rest of the blood at the foot of the altar, which he consecrated by performing the rite of expiation over it.

15. 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.

16. He then took all the fat covering the entrails, the mass of fat over the liver, both kidneys and their fat; and he burnt this on the altar,

16. 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.

17. but the bull's skin, its meat and its offal he burnt outside the camp, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.

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

18. He then had the ram for the burnt offering brought forward. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram's head

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

19. and Moses slaughtered it. He poured its blood all around the altar.

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

20. He then quartered the ram and burned the head, the quarters and the fat.

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

21. He then washed the entrails and shins, and burnt the whole ram on the altar, as a burnt offering, offered to be a pleasing smell, as food burnt for Yahweh, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.

21. 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.

22. He then had the other ram brought forward, the ram for the investiture sacrifice. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head

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

23. and Moses slaughtered it. He 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.

23. 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.

24. He then made Aaron's sons come forward and he 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. Next, Moses poured the rest of the blood all around the altar.

24. 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.

25. He then took the fat: the tail, all the fat covering the entrails, the mass of fat over the liver, both kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh.

25. 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:

26. From the basket of unleavened bread placed before Yahweh, he took an unleavened cake, a cake of bread made with oil, and a wafer; he placed these on the fat and the right thigh,

26. 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:

27. and put it all into Aaron's hands and those of his sons, and made the gesture of offering before Yahweh.

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

28. Moses then took them away from them and burned them on the altar, with the burnt offering. This was the investiture sacrifice, offered to be a pleasing smell, as food burnt for Yahweh.

28. 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.

29. Moses then took the forequarter and made the gesture of offering before Yahweh. This was the portion of the ram of investiture that reverted to Moses, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.

29. 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.

30. Moses then took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled Aaron and his vestments, and his sons and their vestments, with it. In this way he consecrated Aaron and his vestments and his sons and their vestments.

30. 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.

31. Moses then said to Aaron and his sons, 'Cook the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and eat it there, as also the bread of the investiture sacrifice still in the basket of the investiture offerings, as I ordered, when I said, "Aaron and his sons must eat it."

31. 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.

32. What remains of the meat and bread you will burn.

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

33. For seven days you will not leave the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, until the time of your investiture is complete; for your investiture will require seven days.

33. 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.

34. Yahweh has ordered us to do as we have done today to perform the rite of expiation for you;

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

35. hence, for seven days, day and night, you will remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting observing Yahweh's ritual; do this, and you will not incur death. For this was the order I received.'

35. 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.

36. So Aaron and his sons did everything that Yahweh had ordered through Moses.

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