Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
1The LORD spoke to Moses: | 1Then the LORD said to Moses, |
2"Take Aaron, his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread, | 2“Bring Aaron and his sons, along with their sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast, |
3and assemble the whole community at the entrance to the tent of meeting." | 3and call the entire community of Israel together at the entrance of the Tabernacle. ” |
4So Moses did as the LORD commanded him, and the community assembled at the entrance to the tent of meeting. | 4So Moses followed the LORD’s instructions, and the whole community assembled at the Tabernacle entrance. |
5Moses said to them, "This is what the LORD has commanded to be done." | 5Moses announced to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded us to do!” |
6Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. | 6Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. |
7He put the tunic on Aaron, wrapped the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He put the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him. | 7He put the official tunic on Aaron and tied the sash around his waist. He dressed him in the robe, placed the ephod on him, and attached the ephod securely with its decorative sash. |
8Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim into the breastpiece. | 8Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it. |
9He also put the turban on his head and placed the gold medallion, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 9He placed the turban on Aaron’s head and attached the gold medallion—the badge of holiness—to the front of the turban, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
10Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it to consecrate them. | 10Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it, making them holy. |
11He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them. | 11He sprinkled the oil on the altar seven times, anointing it and all its utensils, as well as the washbasin and its stand, making them holy. |
12He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed and consecrated him. | 12Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, anointing him and making him holy for his work. |
13Then Moses presented Aaron's sons, clothed them with tunics, wrapped sashes around them, and fastened headbands on them, as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 13Next Moses presented Aaron’s sons. He clothed them in their tunics, tied their sashes around them, and put their special head coverings on them, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
14Then he brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering. | 14Then Moses presented the bull for the sin offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the bull’s head, |
15Then Moses slaughtered it, took the blood, and applied it with his finger to the horns of the altar on all sides, purifying the altar. He poured out the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement can be made on it. | 15and Moses slaughtered it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on the four horns of the altar to purify it. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. Through this process, he made the altar holy by purifying it. |
16Moses took all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and he burned them on the altar. | 16Then Moses took all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and he burned it all on the altar. |
17He burned the bull with its hide, flesh, and waste outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 17He took the rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, and burned it on a fire outside the camp, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
18Then he presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. | 18Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head, |
19Moses slaughtered it and splattered the blood on all sides of the altar. | 19and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took the ram’s blood and splattered it against all sides of the altar. |
20Moses cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat, | 20Then he cut the ram into pieces, and he burned the head, some of its pieces, and the fat on the altar. |
21but he washed the entrails and legs with water. He then burned the entire ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the LORD as he had commanded Moses. | 21After washing the internal organs and the legs with water, Moses burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
22Next he presented the second ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. | 22Then Moses presented the other ram, which was the ram of ordination. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head, |
23Moses slaughtered it, took some of its blood, and put it on Aaron's right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. | 23and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of its blood and applied it to the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot. |
24Moses also presented Aaron's sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then Moses splattered the blood on all sides of the altar. | 24Next Moses presented 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 then splattered the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar. |
25He took the fat--the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat--as well as the right thigh. | 25Next Moses took the fat, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh. |
26From the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD he took one cake of unleavened bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat portions and the right thigh. | 26On top of these he placed a thin cake of bread made without yeast, a cake of bread mixed with olive oil, and a wafer spread with olive oil. All these were taken from the basket of bread made without yeast that was placed in the LORD’s presence. |
27He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and presented them before the LORD as a presentation offering. | 27He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and he lifted these gifts as a special offering to the LORD. |
28Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering for a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the LORD. | 28Moses then took all the offerings back from them and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering. This was the ordination offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD. |
29He also took the breast and presented it before the LORD as a presentation offering; it was Moses's portion of the ordination ram as the LORD had commanded him. | 29Then Moses took the breast and lifted it up as a special offering to the LORD. This was Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
30Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. In this way he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as his sons and their garments. | 30Next Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. In this way, he made Aaron and his sons and their garments holy. |
31Moses said to Aaron and his sons, "Boil the meat at the entrance to the tent of meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket for the ordination offering as I commanded: Aaron and his sons are to eat it. | 31Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the remaining meat of the offerings at the Tabernacle entrance, and eat it there, along with the bread that is in the basket of offerings for the ordination, just as I commanded when I said, ‘Aaron and his sons will eat it.’ |
32Burn up what remains of the meat and bread. | 32Any meat or bread that is left over must then be burned up. |
33Do not go outside the entrance to the tent of meeting for seven days, until the time your days of ordination are completed, because it will take seven days to ordain you. | 33You must not leave the Tabernacle entrance for seven days, for that is when the ordination ceremony will be completed. |
34The LORD commanded what has been done today in order to make atonement for you. | 34Everything we have done today was commanded by the LORD in order to purify you, making you right with him. |
35You 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." | 35Now stay at the entrance of the Tabernacle day and night for seven days, and do everything the LORD requires. If you fail to do this, you will die, for this is what the LORD has commanded.” |
36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses. | 36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses. |
The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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