¹The Lord spoke to Moses, ²“Take Aaron and his sons, the priests’ clothes, the anointing oil, the bull that will be the offering for sin, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread. ³Gather the whole congregation at the entrance to the tent of meeting.”

⁴Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the congregation gathered at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ⁵Moses told the congregation, “The Lord has commanded that this is what you must do.”

⁶Moses had Aaron and his sons come forward, and he washed them. ⁷He put the linen robe on Aaron and fastened the belt around him. He also dressed him in the robe that is worn with the ephod.^aHe fastened the ephod to it. ⁸Then he put the breastplate on him, and into it he placed the Urim and Thummim.^b⁹He put the turban on him and fastened the gold medallion (the holy crown) to the front of the turban as the Lord had commanded Moses.

¹⁰Moses took the anointing oil to anoint the tent and everything in it and dedicate them. ¹¹He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times and anointed the altar, all the utensils, and the basin with its stand to dedicate them.

¹²He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to set him apart for his holy duties.

¹³Moses had Aaron’s sons come forward. He put linen robes on them, fastened their belts around them, and put turbans on them as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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Footnotes

a 8:7 Ephod is a technical term for part of the priest’s clothes. Its exact usage and shape are unknown.
b 8:8 The Urim and Thummim were used by the chief priest to determine God’s answer to questions.