| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1The LORD said to Moses, | 1Then the LORD said to Moses, |
| 2"Bring Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams and the basket containing bread made without yeast, | 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 gather the entire assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting." | 3and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.” |
| 4Moses did as the LORD commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the tent of meeting. | 4So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. |
| 5Moses said to the assembly, "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.” |
| 6Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water. | 6Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. |
| 7He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him. He also fastened the ephod with a decorative waistband, which he tied around him. | 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 placed the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. | 8Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. |
| 9Then he placed the turban on Aaron's head and set the gold plate, the sacred emblem, on the front of it, as the LORD 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. |
| 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. | 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 poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to consecrate him. | 12He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him. |
| 13Then he brought Aaron's sons forward, put tunics on them, tied sashes around them and fastened caps on them, as the LORD 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. |
| 14He then presented the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. | 14Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. |
| 15Moses slaughtered the bull and took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on all the horns of the altar to purify the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. So he consecrated it to make atonement for 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. |
| 16Moses also took all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it 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 bull with its hide and its flesh and its intestines he burned up outside the camp, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 17But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 18He then presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. | 18Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. |
| 19Then Moses slaughtered the ram and splashed the blood against the sides of the altar. | 19Moses slaughtered the ram and sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar. |
| 20He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces and the fat. | 20He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat. |
| 21He washed the internal organs and the legs with water and burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the LORD, as the LORD 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. |
| 22He then presented the other ram, the ram for the ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. | 22After that, Moses presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. |
| 23Moses slaughtered the ram and 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. | 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. |
| 24Moses also brought Aaron's sons forward and 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. Then he splashed blood against the sides of the altar. | 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. |
| 25After that, he took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, both 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 bread made without yeast, which was before the LORD, he took one thick loaf, one thick loaf with olive oil mixed in, and one thin loaf, and he put these on the fat portions 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 put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and they waved them before the LORD as a wave offering. | 27He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering. |
| 28Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering as an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented 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. |
| 29Moses also took the breast, which was his share of the ordination ram, and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD 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 from the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments and his sons and their garments. | 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. |
| 31Moses then said to Aaron and his sons, "Cook the meat at the entrance to the tent of meeting and eat it there with the bread from the basket of ordination offerings, as I was commanded: '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.’ |
| 32Then burn up the rest of the meat and the bread. | 32Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread. |
| 33Do not leave the entrance to the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, for your ordination will last seven days. | 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 today was commanded by the LORD 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 stay at the entrance to the tent of meeting day and night for seven days and do what the LORD requires, so you will not die; for that 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 everything the LORD commanded through Moses. | 36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses. |
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