| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: | 1Then the LORD said to Moses, |
| 2“Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two rams, and a 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 gather all the congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.” | 3and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.” |
| 4So Moses did as the LORD commanded him. And the congregation was gathered together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. | 4So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. |
| 5And Moses said to the congregation, “This is what the LORD 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 and washed them with water. | 6Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. |
| 7And he put the tunic on him, girded him with the sash, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the intricately woven band of the ephod, and with it tied the ephod on 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. |
| 8Then he put the breastplate on him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate. | 8Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. |
| 9And he put the turban on his head. Also on the turban, on its front, he put the golden plate, the holy crown, 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. |
| 10Also Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and 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 it on the altar seven times, anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the laver and its base, 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. |
| 12And he 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 Moses brought Aaron’s sons and put tunics on them, girded them with sashes, and put hats on them, 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. |
| 14And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering, | 14Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. |
| 15and Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the horns of the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he poured the blood at the base of the altar, and 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. |
| 16Then he took all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses burned them 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, its hide, its flesh, and its offal, he burned with fire outside the camp, 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 brought the ram as 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, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. |
| 19and Moses killed it. Then he sprinkled the blood all around on the altar. | 19Moses slaughtered the ram and sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar. |
| 20And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burned the head, the pieces, and the fat. | 20He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat. |
| 21Then he washed the entrails and the legs in water. And Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD, 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. |
| 22And he brought the second ram, the ram of consecration. Then 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 Moses killed it. Also he took some of its blood and put it on the tip 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. |
| 24Then he brought Aaron’s sons. And Moses put some of the blood on the tips of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses sprinkled the blood all around on 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. |
| 25Then he took the fat and the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, 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 cake, a cake of bread anointed with oil, and one wafer, and put them on the fat 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. |
| 27and he put all these in Aaron’s hands and in his sons’ hands, and 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. |
| 28Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar, on the burnt offering. They were consecration offerings for a sweet aroma. That was an offering made by fire 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. |
| 29And Moses took the breast and waved it as a wave offering before the LORD. It was Moses’ part of the ram of consecration, 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, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, his sons, and the garments of his sons 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. |
| 31And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of consecration offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons shall 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.’ |
| 32What remains of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn with fire. | 32Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread. |
| 33And you shall not go outside the door of the tabernacle of meeting for seven days, until the days of your consecration are ended. For seven days he shall consecrate you. | 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. |
| 34As he has done this day, so the LORD has commanded to do, to make atonement for you. | 34What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf. |
| 35Therefore you shall stay at the door of the tabernacle of meeting day and night for seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, so that you may not die; for so 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 that the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses. | 36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses. |
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