| NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses: | 1Then the LORD said to Moses, |
| 2"Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, the sin offering bull, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread, | 2“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread, |
| 3and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance of the Meeting Tent." | 3and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.” |
| 4So Moses did just as the LORD commanded him, and the congregation assembled at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. | 4So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. |
| 5Then Moses said to the congregation: "This is what the LORD has commanded to be done." | 5And Moses said to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.” |
| 6So Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water. | 6Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. |
| 7Then he put the tunic on Aaron, wrapped the sash around him, and clothed him with the robe. Next he put the ephod on him and placed on him the decorated band of the ephod, and fastened the ephod closely to him with the band. | 7He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him. |
| 8He then set the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim into the breastpiece. | 8Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. |
| 9Finally, he set the turban on his head and attached the gold plate, the holy diadem, to the front of the turban just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 9Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 10Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it, and so consecrated them. | 10Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them. |
| 11Next he sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times and so anointed the altar, all its vessels, and the wash basin and its stand to consecrate them. | 11He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them. |
| 12He then poured some of the anointing oil on the head of Aaron and anointed him to consecrate him. | 12He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him. |
| 13Moses also brought forward Aaron's sons, clothed them with tunics, wrapped sashes around them, and wrapped headbands on them just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 13Then Moses presented Aaron’s sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 14Then he brought near the sin offering bull and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the sin offering bull, | 14Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. |
| 15and he slaughtered it. Moses then took the blood and put it all around on the horns of the altar with his finger and decontaminated the altar, and he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and so consecrated it to make atonement on it. | 15Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it. |
| 16Then he took all the fat on the entrails, the protruding lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat, and Moses offered it all up in smoke on the altar, | 16Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar. |
| 17but the rest of the bull--its hide, its flesh, and its dung--he completely burned up outside the camp just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 17But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 18Then he presented the burnt offering ram and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram, | 18Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. |
| 19and he slaughtered it. Moses then splashed the blood against the altar's sides. | 19Moses slaughtered the ram and sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar. |
| 20Then he cut the ram into parts, and Moses offered the head, the parts, and the suet up in smoke, | 20He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat. |
| 21but the entrails and the legs he washed with water, and Moses offered the whole ram up in smoke on the altar--it was a burnt offering for a soothing aroma, a gift to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 21He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
| 22Then he presented the second ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram | 22After that, Moses presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. |
| 23and he slaughtered it. Moses then 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. | 23Moses slaughtered the ram and 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. |
| 24Next he brought Aaron's sons forward, and Moses put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on their right thumbs, and on the big toes of their right feet, and Moses splashed the rest of the blood against the altar's sides. | 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 he sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar. |
| 25Then he took the fat (the fatty tail, all the fat on the entrails, the protruding lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat) and the right thigh, | 25And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh. |
| 26and from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD he took one unleavened loaf, one loaf of bread mixed with olive oil, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat parts and on the right thigh. | 26And from 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 he placed them on the fat portions and on the right thigh. |
| 27He then put all of them on the palms of Aaron and his sons, who waved them as a wave offering before the LORD. | 27He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering. |
| 28Moses then took them from their palms and offered them up in smoke on the altar on top of the burnt offering--they were an ordination offering for a soothing aroma; it was a gift to the LORD. | 28Then Moses took these from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD. |
| 29Finally, Moses took the breast and waved it as a wave offering before the LORD from the ram of ordination. It was Moses' share just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 29He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 30Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and his sons' garments with him. So he consecrated Aaron, his garments, and his sons and his sons' garments with him. | 30Next, 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, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments. |
| 31Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, "Boil the meat at the entrance of the Meeting Tent, and there you are to eat it and the bread which is in the ordination offering basket, just as I have commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons are to eat it,' | 31And Moses 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 of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’ |
| 32but the remainder of the meat and the bread you must burn with fire. | 32Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread. |
| 33And you must not go out from the entrance of the Meeting Tent for seven days, until the day when your days of ordination are completed, because you must be ordained over a seven-day period. | 33You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you. |
| 34What has been done on this day the LORD has commanded to be done to make atonement for you. | 34What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf. |
| 35You must reside at the entrance of the Meeting Tent day and night for seven days and keep the charge of the LORD so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded." | 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 have been commanded.” |
| 36So Aaron and his sons did all the things the LORD had commanded through Moses. | 36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses. |
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