8The Lord said to Moses, ²“Take Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of my presence and bring the priestly garments, the anointing oil, the young bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread. ³Then call the whole community together there.”

⁴Moses did as the Lord had commanded, and when the community had assembled, ⁵he said to them, “What I am now about to do is what the Lord has commanded.”

⁶Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and told them to take a ritual bath. ⁷He put the shirt and the robe on Aaron and the sash round his waist. He put the ephod^a on him and fastened it by putting its finely woven belt round his waist. ⁸He put the breast-piece on him and put the Urim and Thummim^b in it. ⁹He placed the turban on his head, and on the front of it he put the gold ornament, the sacred sign of dedication, just as the Lord had commanded him.

¹⁰Then Moses took the anointing oil and put it on the Tent of the Lord’s presence and everything that was in it, and in this way he dedicated it all to the Lord. ¹¹He took some of the oil and sprinkled it seven times on the altar and its equipment and on the basin and its base, in order to dedicate them to the Lord. ¹²He ordained Aaron by pouring some of the anointing oil on his head. ¹³Next, Moses brought the sons of Aaron forward and put shirts on them, put sashes round their waists, and tied caps on their heads, just as the Lord had commanded.

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Footnotes

aephod: See Word List.
burim and thummim: Two objects used by the priest to determine God’s will; it is not known precisely how they were used.