Leviticus 8

36 verses

Verse 1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Verse 2 "Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bull of the sin offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread; Verse 3 and assemble all the congregation at the door of the Tent of Meeting." Verse 4 Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and the congregation was assembled at the door of the Tent of Meeting. Verse 5 Moses said to the congregation, "This is the thing which the Lord has commanded to be done." Verse 6 Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. Verse 7 He put the coat on him, tied the sash on him, clothed him with the robe, put the ephod on him, and he tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod on him, and fastened it to him with it. Verse 8 He placed the breastplate on him; and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim. Verse 9 He set the turban on his head; and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as the Lord commanded Moses. Verse 10 Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and sanctified them. Verse 11 He sprinkled it on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and the basin and its base, to sanctify them. Verse 12 He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him. Verse 13 Moses brought Aaron's sons, and clothed them with coats, and tied sashes on them, and put headbands on them; as the Lord commanded Moses. Verse 14 He brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering. Verse 15 He killed it; and Moses took the blood, and put it around on the horns of the altar with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement for it. Verse 16 He took all the fat that was on the innards, and the cover of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat; and Moses burned it on the altar. Verse 17 But the bull, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he burned with fire outside the camp; as the Lord commanded Moses. Verse 18 He presented the ram of the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. Verse 19 He killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood around on the altar. Verse 20 He cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burned the head, and the pieces, and the fat. Verse 21 He washed the innards and the legs with water; and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering for a pleasant aroma. It was an offering made by fire to the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses. Verse 22 He presented the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. Verse 23 He killed it; and Moses took some of its blood, and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot. Verse 24 He brought Aaron's sons; and Moses put some of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot; and Moses sprinkled the blood around on the altar. Verse 25 He took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was on the innards, and the cover of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh; Verse 26 and out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the Lord, he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat, and on the right thigh. Verse 27 He put all these in Aaron's hands and in his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the Lord. Verse 28 Moses took them from their hands, and burned them on the altar on the burnt offering. They were a consecration for a pleasant aroma. It was an offering made by fire to the Lord. Verse 29 Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord. It was Moses' portion of the ram of consecration, as the Lord commanded Moses. Verse 30 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, and on his sons, and on his sons' garments with him, and sanctified Aaron, his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. Verse 31 Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, "Boil the flesh at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of consecration, as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons shall eat it.' Verse 32 What remains of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn with fire. Verse 33 You shall not go out from the door of the Tent of Meeting seven days, until the days of your consecration are fulfilled: for he shall consecrate you seven days. Verse 34 What has been done this day, so the Lord has commanded to do, to make atonement for you. Verse 35 You shall stay at the door of the Tent of Meeting day and night seven days, and keep the Lord's command, that you do not die: for so I am commanded." Verse 36 Aaron and his sons did all the things which the Lord commanded by Moses.