Leviticus, 8

1. Yahweh spoke to Moses and said:

1. The LORD said to Moses,

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 the bull of the sin offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread;

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

3. and assemble all the congregation at the door of the tent of meeting."

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 congregation was assembled at the door of the tent of meeting.

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

5. And Moses said to the congregation, "This is the thing which the LORD has 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 on him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and girded him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod, binding it to him therewith.

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

8. And he placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put 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 set the turban upon his head, and on the turban, in front, he set 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. Then Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated 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 some of it on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the laver and its base, to consecrate them.

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

12. And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to consecrate 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 clothed them with coats, and girded them with girdles, and bound caps on 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. Then he brought the bull of the sin offering; and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bull of 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 Moses killed it, and took the blood, and with his finger put it on the horns of the altar round about, and purified the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for 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 on the entrails, and the appendage of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses burned them on 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 bull, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he burned with fire outside 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. Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering; and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

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

19. And Moses killed it, and threw the blood upon the altar round about.

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

20. And when the ram was cut into pieces, Moses burned 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 when the entrails and the legs were washed with water, Moses burned the whole ram on the altar, as a burnt offering, a pleasing odor, an offering by fire to 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. Then he presented the other ram, the ram of ordination; and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on 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 Moses killed it, and took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on 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 Aaron's sons were brought, and Moses put some of the blood on the tips of their right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the great toes of their right feet; and Moses threw 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. Then he took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was on the entrails, and the appendage of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and the right thigh;

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 which was before the LORD he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of bread with oil, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat and on the right thigh;

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 these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and waved them as 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. Then Moses took them from their hands, and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering, as an ordination offering, a pleasing odor, an offering by fire to 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; it was Moses' portion of the ram of ordination, 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. Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron and his garments, and also upon his sons and his sons' garments; so he consecrated 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 to Aaron and his sons, "Boil the flesh at the door of the tent of meeting, and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, `Aaron and his sons shall eat it';

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

32. and what remains of the flesh and the bread you shall 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 you shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, for it will take seven days to ordain you.

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

34. As has been done today, the LORD has commanded to be done to make 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. At the door of the tent of meeting you shall remain day and night for seven days, performing what the LORD has charged, lest you die; for so I am commanded."

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

36. And Aaron and his sons did all the things which the LORD commanded by Moses.