| NET Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1"Now this is what you are to do for them to consecrate them so that they may minister as my priests. Take a 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 bull of the herd and two rams without blemish, |
| 2and bread made without yeast, and perforated cakes without yeast mixed with oil, and wafers without yeast spread with oil--you are to make them using fine wheat flour. | 2and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour. |
| 3You are to put them in one basket and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams. | 3You shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, and bring the bull and the two rams. |
| 4"You are to present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the tent of meeting. You are to wash them with water | 4You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. |
| 5and take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastpiece; you are to fasten the ephod on him by using the skillfully woven waistband. | 5Then 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 skillfully woven band of the ephod. |
| 6You are to put the turban on his head and put the holy diadem on the turban. | 6And you shall set the turban on his head and put the holy crown on the turban. |
| 7You are to take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. | 7You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. |
| 8You are to present his sons and clothe them with tunics | 8Then you shall bring his sons and put coats on them, |
| 9and wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and put headbands on them, and so the ministry of priesthood will belong to them by a perpetual ordinance. Thus you are to consecrate Aaron and his sons. | 9and you shall gird Aaron and his sons with sashes and bind caps on them. And the priesthood shall be theirs by a statute forever. Thus you shall ordain Aaron and his sons. |
| 10"You are to present the bull at the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to put their hands on the head of the bull. | 10“Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting. Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull. |
| 11You are to kill the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting | 11Then you shall kill the bull before the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting, |
| 12and take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; all the rest of the blood you are to pour out at the base of the altar. | 12and shall take part of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and the rest of the blood you shall pour out at the base of the altar. |
| 13You are to take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the lobe that is above the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar. | 13And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar. |
| 14But the meat of the bull, its skin, and its dung you are to burn up outside the camp. It is the purification offering. | 14But 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"You are to take one ram, and Aaron and his sons are to 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 on the head of the ram, |
| 16and you are to kill the ram and take its blood and splash it all around on the altar. | 16and you shall kill the ram and shall take its blood and throw it against the sides of the altar. |
| 17Then you are to cut the ram into pieces and wash the entrails and its legs and put them on its pieces and on its head | 17Then you shall cut the ram into pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and its head, |
| 18and burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD, a soothing aroma; it is an offering made by fire to the LORD. | 18and burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD. It is a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. |
| 19"You are to take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on the ram's head, | 19“You shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram, |
| 20and you are to kill the ram and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot, and then splash the blood all around on the altar. | 20and you shall kill the ram and take part of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tips of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the great toes of their right feet, and throw the rest of the blood against the sides of the altar. |
| 21You are to take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on his sons' garments with him, so that he may be holy, he and his garments along with his sons and his sons' garments. | 21Then you shall take part of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and his sons’ garments with him. He and his garments shall be holy, and his sons and his sons’ garments with him. |
| 22"You are to take from the ram the fat, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the right thigh--for it is the ram for consecration-- | 22“You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe 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), |
| 23and one round flat cake of bread, one perforated cake of oiled bread, and one wafer from the basket of bread made without yeast that is before the LORD. | 23and one loaf of bread and one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD. |
| 24You are to put all these in Aaron's hands and in his sons' hands, and you are to wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. | 24You shall put all these on the palms of Aaron and on the palms of his sons, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. |
| 25Then you are to take them from their hands and burn them on the altar for a burnt offering, for a soothing aroma before the LORD. It is an offering made by fire to the LORD. | 25Then you shall take them from their hands and burn them on the altar on top of the burnt offering, as a pleasing aroma before the LORD. It is a food offering to the LORD. |
| 26You are to take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration; you are to wave it as a wave offering before the LORD, and it is to be your share. | 26“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. |
| 27You are to sanctify the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution, which were waved and lifted up as a contribution from the ram of consecration, from what belongs to Aaron and to his sons. | 27And you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the priests’ portion that is contributed from the ram of ordination, from what was Aaron’s and his sons’. |
| 28It is to belong to Aaron and to his sons from the Israelites, by a perpetual ordinance, for it is a contribution. It is to be a contribution from the Israelites from their peace offerings, their contribution to the LORD. | 28It shall be for Aaron and his sons as a perpetual due from the people of Israel, for it is a contribution. It shall be a contribution from the people of Israel from their peace offerings, their contribution to the LORD. |
| 29"The holy garments that belong to Aaron are to belong to his sons after him, so that they may be anointed in them and consecrated in them. | 29“The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him; they shall be anointed in them and ordained in them. |
| 30The priest who succeeds him from his sons, when he first comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, is to wear them for seven days. | 30The son who succeeds him as priest, who comes into the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, shall wear them seven days. |
| 31"You are to take the ram of the consecration and cook its meat in a holy place. | 31“You shall take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place. |
| 32Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that was in the basket at the entrance of the tent of meeting. | 32And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket in the entrance of the tent of meeting. |
| 33They are to eat those things by which atonement was made to consecrate and to set them apart, but no one else may eat them, for they are holy. | 33They shall eat those things with which atonement was made at their ordination and consecration, but an outsider shall not eat of them, because they are holy. |
| 34If any of the meat from the consecration offerings or any of the bread is left over until morning, then you are to burn up what is left over. It must not be eaten, because it is holy. | 34And 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"Thus you are to do for Aaron and for his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you are to consecrate them for seven days. | 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, |
| 36Every day you are to prepare a bull for a purification offering for atonement. You are to purge the altar by making atonement for it, and you are to anoint it to set it apart as holy. | 36and every day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement. Also you shall purify the altar, when you make atonement for it, and shall anoint it to consecrate it. |
| 37For seven days you are to make atonement for the altar and set it apart as holy. Then the altar will be most holy. Anything that touches the altar will be holy. | 37Seven 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"Now this is what you are to prepare on the altar every day continually: two lambs a year old. | 38“Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old day by day regularly. |
| 39The first lamb you are to prepare in the morning, and the second lamb you are to prepare around sundown. | 39One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight. |
| 40With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a fourth of a hin of oil from pressed olives, and a fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering. | 40And 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 drink offering. |
| 41The second lamb you are to offer around sundown; you are to prepare for it the same meal offering as for the morning and the same drink offering, for a soothing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD. | 41The other lamb you shall offer at twilight, and shall offer with it a grain offering and its drink offering, as in the morning, for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. |
| 42"This will be a regular burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance of the tent of meeting before the LORD, where I will meet with you to speak to you there. | 42It shall be a regular burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance of the tent of meeting before the LORD, where I will meet with you, to speak to you there. |
| 43There I will meet with the Israelites, and it will be set apart as holy by my glory. | 43There I will meet with the people of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory. |
| 44"So I will set apart as holy the tent of meeting and the altar, and I will set apart as holy Aaron and his sons, that they may minister as priests to me. | 44I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar. Aaron also and his sons I will consecrate to serve me as priests. |
| 45I will reside among the Israelites, and I will be their God, | 45I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God. |
| 46and they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out from the land of Egypt, so that I may reside among them. I am the LORD their God. | 46And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God. |
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