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, (Le 8:2)2and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour. (Le 2:4; Le 6:20)3You shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, and bring the bull and the two rams.4You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. (Ex 40:12; Le 8:6; Heb 10:22)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. (Ex 28:2; Ex 28:8)6And you shall set the turban on his head and put the holy crown on the turban. (Ex 28:36; Le 8:9; Nu 6:7)7You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. (Ex 28:41; Ex 29:21; Ex 30:25; Le 8:12; Le 8:30; Le 10:7; Le 21:10; Nu 35:25)8Then you shall bring his sons and put coats on them, (Le 8:13)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. (Ex 27:21; Ex 28:4; Ex 28:39; Ex 28:41; Ex 29:29; Ex 29:33; Le 8:33; Le 16:32; Nu 18:7)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. (Ex 29:15; Ex 29:19; Le 1:4; Le 8:14)11Then you shall kill the bull before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting,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[1] the blood you shall pour out at the base of the altar. (Ex 27:2; Le 8:15)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. (Le 3:3)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. (Ex 29:36; Ex 30:10; Le 4:11; Le 4:21; Nu 19:3; Nu 19:5; Heb 13:11)15“Then you shall take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram, (Ex 29:1; Ex 29:19; Le 1:4; Le 8:14; Le 8:18)16and you shall kill the ram and shall take its blood and throw it against the sides of the altar.17Then you shall cut the ram into pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and its head, (Le 8:20)18and burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord. It is a pleasing aroma, a food offering[2] to the Lord. (Ge 8:21; Ex 29:25; Ex 29:41)19“You shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram, (Ex 29:1; Ex 29:15; Le 8:22)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.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. (Ex 29:7)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), (Ex 29:13; Le 7:37; Le 8:28; Le 8:31; Le 8:33)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. (Ex 29:2; Le 8:26)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. (Le 7:30; Le 8:27; Le 8:29; Nu 5:25; Nu 6:20)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. (Ex 29:18; Ex 29:41; Le 6:22; Le 8:28)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. (Ex 29:22; Ex 29:24; Le 8:29)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’. (Ex 29:26; Le 7:31; Le 7:32; Le 7:34; Le 10:14; Le 10:15; Nu 18:11; Nu 18:18)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. (Ex 29:26; Le 10:15)29“The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him; they shall be anointed in them and ordained in them. (Ex 29:9; Nu 18:8; Nu 20:26; Nu 20:28)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. (Le 8:33; Le 8:35)31“You shall take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place. (Le 8:31)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. (Mt 12:4)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. (Le 10:14; Le 10:17; Le 22:10)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. (Le 8:32)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, (Le 8:33)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. (Ex 29:14; Ex 30:10; Ex 30:26; Ex 30:28; Ex 40:10)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. (Ex 30:29; Ex 40:10; Mt 23:19)38“Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old day by day regularly. (Nu 28:3; 1Ch 16:40; 2Ch 2:4; 2Ch 13:11; 2Ch 31:3; Ezr 3:3; Da 8:11; Da 9:27; Da 12:11; Heb 10:11)39One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight. (1Ki 18:29; 1Ki 18:36; 2Ki 16:15; Ezr 9:4; Ps 141:2; Eze 46:13; Da 9:21)40And with the first lamb a tenth measure[3] of fine flour mingled with a fourth of a hin[4] of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering.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. (Ex 29:18; Ex 29:25; Ex 29:39; Ex 30:9; Ex 40:29)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. (Ex 25:22; Nu 28:6)43There I will meet with the people of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory. (Ex 40:34; 1Ki 8:11; 2Ch 5:14; 2Ch 7:1; Eze 43:5; Hag 2:7; Hag 2:9; Mal 3:1)44I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar. Aaron also and his sons I will consecrate to serve me as priests. (Le 21:15; Le 22:9; Le 22:16)45I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God. (Ex 25:8; Le 26:12; Zec 2:10; 2Co 6:16; Re 21:3)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. (Ex 20:2)
Exodus 29
New International Version
Consecration of the priests
1‘This is what you are to do to consecrate them, so that they may serve me as priests: take a young bull and two rams without defect.2And from the finest wheat flour make round loaves without yeast, thick loaves without yeast and with olive oil mixed in, and thin loaves without yeast and brushed with olive oil.3Put them in a basket and present them in it – along with the bull and the two rams.4Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.5Take the garments and dress Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself and the breastpiece. Fasten the ephod on him by its skilfully woven waistband.6Put the turban on his head and attach the sacred emblem to the turban.7Take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.8Bring his sons and dress them in tunics9and fasten caps on them. Then tie sashes on Aaron and his sons.[1] The priesthood is theirs by a lasting ordinance. ‘Then you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.10‘Bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.11Slaughter it in the Lord’s presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting.12Take some of the bull’s blood and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar.13Then take all the fat on the internal organs, the covering of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.14But burn the bull’s flesh and its hide and its intestines outside the camp. It is a sin offering.[2]15‘Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.16Slaughter it and take the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar.17Cut the ram into pieces and wash the internal organs and the legs, putting them with the head and the other pieces.18Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.19‘Take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.20Slaughter it, take some of its blood and put it on the lobes of the right ears of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then splash blood against the sides of the altar.21And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. Then he and his sons and their garments will be consecrated.22‘Take from this ram the fat, the fat tail, the fat on the internal organs, the covering of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh. (This is the ram for the ordination.)23From the basket of bread made without yeast, which is before the Lord, take one round loaf, one thick loaf with olive oil mixed in, and one thin loaf.24Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the Lord as a wave offering.25Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord, a food offering presented to the Lord.26After you take the breast of the ram for Aaron’s ordination, wave it before the Lord as a wave offering, and it will be your share.27‘Consecrate those parts of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons: the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented.28This is always to be the regular share from the Israelites for Aaron and his sons. It is the contribution the Israelites are to make to the Lord from their fellowship offerings.29‘Aaron’s sacred garments will belong to his descendants so that they can be anointed and ordained in them.30The son who succeeds him as priest and comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place is to wear them seven days.31‘Take the ram for the ordination and cook the meat in a sacred place.32At the entrance to the tent of meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.33They are to eat these offerings by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no-one else may eat them, because they are sacred.34And if any of the meat of the ordination ram or any bread is left over till morning, burn it up. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.35‘Do for Aaron and his sons everything I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.36Sacrifice a bull each day as a sin offering to make atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.37For seven days make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will be most holy, and whatever touches it will be holy.38‘This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day: two lambs a year old.39Offer one in the morning and the other at twilight.40With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah[3] of the finest flour mixed with a quarter of a hin[4] of oil from pressed olives, and a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering.41Sacrifice the other lamb at twilight with the same grain offering and its drink offering as in the morning – a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.42‘For the generations to come this burnt offering is to be made regularly at the entrance to the tent of meeting, before the Lord. There I will meet you and speak to you;43there also I will meet with the Israelites, and the place will be consecrated by my glory.44‘So I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar and will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.45Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.46They will know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the Lord their God.
Exodus 29
King James Version
1And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest' office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,2And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.3And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.4And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.5And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:6And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.7Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.8And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.9And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest' office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.10And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.11And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.12And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.13And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.14But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.15Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.16And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.17And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.18And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.19And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.20Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.21And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons'garments with him.22Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:23And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:24And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.25And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.26And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron' consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part.27And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:28And it shall be Aaron' and his sons'by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD.29And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons'after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.30And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place .31And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.32And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.33And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof , because they are holy.34And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.35And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.36And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.37Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.38Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.39The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:40And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.41And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.42This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee.43And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.44And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest' office.45And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.46And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God.
Exodus 29
New International Reader’s Version
Directions for setting apart the priests
1‘Here is what you must do to set apart Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. Get a young bull and two rams. They must not have any flaws.2Get the finest wheat flour. Make round loaves of bread that do not have yeast in them. Make thick loaves of bread that do not have yeast in them. Mix olive oil into the thick loaves of bread. Also make thin loaves of bread that do not have yeast in them. Brush the thin loaves with olive oil.3Put everything in a basket. Offer them along with the bull and the two rams.4Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting. Wash them with water.5Take the inner robe, the outer robe of the linen apron, the apron itself and the chest cloth. Dress Aaron in them. Take the skilfully made waistband and tie the apron on him with it.6Put the turban on his head. Connect the sacred plate to the turban.7Take the anointing oil and pour it on his head.8Bring his sons and dress them in their inner robes.9Put caps on their heads. Tie belts on Aaron and his sons. The work of the priests belongs to them. This is my law that will last for all time to come. ‘Then you must prepare Aaron and his sons to serve me.10‘Bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting. Have Aaron and his sons place their hands on its head.11Kill it in front of the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting.12Dip your finger into some of the bull’s blood. Put it on the horns that stick out from the upper four corners of the altar. Pour the rest of it out at the base of the altar.13Then take all the fat on the inside parts. Take the long part of the liver. Get both kidneys with the fat on them. And burn all of it on the altar.14But burn the bull’s meat, hide and guts outside the camp. It is a sin offering.15‘Get one of the rams. Have Aaron and his sons place their hands on its head.16Kill it. Take the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar.17Cut the ram into pieces. Wash the inside parts and the legs. Put them with the head and the other pieces.18Then burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to me. It has a pleasant smell. It is a food offering presented to the LORD.19‘Get the other ram. Have Aaron and his sons place their hands on its head.20Kill it. Put some of its blood on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons. Put some on the thumbs of their right hands. Also put some on the big toes of their right feet. Then splash the blood against the sides of the altar.21Get some of the blood from the altar. Also get some of the anointing oil. Sprinkle both of them on Aaron and his clothes and on his sons and their clothes. Then he and his sons and their clothes will be set apart to serve the LORD.22‘Here is what you must take from this second ram. Take the fat, the fat tail and the fat around the inside parts. Take the long part of the liver. Also take both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh. It is the ram you must use when you prepare the priests to serve the LORD.23Get one round loaf of bread and one thick loaf of bread with olive oil mixed in. Also get one thin loaf of bread. Take them from the basket of bread made without yeast. It is the one in front of the LORD.24Put all these things in the hands of Aaron and his sons. Tell them to lift them up and wave them in front of the LORD as a wave offering.25Then take all these things from their hands. Burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering. Its smell pleases the LORD. It is a food offering presented to the LORD.26Get the breast of the ram used when you prepare Aaron to serve the LORD. Wave it in front of the LORD as a wave offering. It will be your share of the meat.27‘Here are the parts of the second ram that belong to Aaron and his sons. You must set apart the breast that was waved and the thigh that was offered.28It will be the regular share from the Israelites for Aaron and his sons. The people must give it to the LORD from their friendship offerings.29‘Aaron’s sacred clothes will belong to his sons who will come after him. Then they can wear them when you anoint them and prepare them to serve the LORD.30The son who comes after Aaron as priest must wear them seven days. He will come and serve in the Holy Room in the tent of meeting.31‘Get the ram sacrificed when you prepare Aaron and his sons to serve the LORD. Cook the meat in a sacred place.32Aaron and his sons must eat the ram’s meat. And they must eat the bread in the basket. They must eat all of it at the entrance to the tent of meeting.33These are the offerings to pay for their sins. They must eat them. The offerings must be made when Aaron and his sons are set apart and prepared to serve the LORD. No one else can eat them. They are sacred.34When you prepare Aaron and his sons to serve me, you will sacrifice the ram and the bread. If any parts of the ram or bread are left until morning, burn them up. They must not be eaten. They are sacred.35‘Do everything I have commanded you to do for Aaron and his sons. Take seven days when you prepare them to serve the LORD.36Sacrifice a bull each day. It is a sin offering to pay for their sins. Make the altar pure. Pour olive oil on it to set it apart.37Take seven days to make the altar pure. Set it apart. Then the altar will be a very holy place. Anything that touches it will be holy.38‘Every day sacrifice on the altar two lambs that are a year old.39Sacrifice one in the morning and the other one when the sun goes down.40Along with the first lamb, offer 1.5 kilograms of fine flour. Mix it with a litre of oil made from pressed olives. Along with that, sacrifice a litre of wine as a drink offering.41Sacrifice the other lamb when the sun goes down. Sacrifice it along with the same grain offering and its drink offering as you do in the morning. It has a pleasant smell. It is a food offering presented to the LORD.42‘For all time to come, this burnt offering must be sacrificed regularly. Sacrifice it at the entrance to the tent of meeting in front of the LORD. There I will meet with you and speak to you.43There I will also meet with the people of Israel. My glory will make the place holy.44‘So I will set apart the tent of meeting and the altar. And I will set apart Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.45Then I will live among the people of Israel. And I will be their God.46They will know that I am the LORD their God. They will know that I brought them out of Egypt so I could live among them. I am the LORD their God.