Leviticus 8:1–13

The Consecration of Aaron and His Sons

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “aTake Aaron and his sons with him, and the bgarments and cthe anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering, and the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread,

3 and assemble all the congregation at the doorway of the tent of meeting.”

4 So Moses did just as the Lord commanded him. When the congregation was assembled at the doorway of the tent of meeting,

5 Moses said to the congregation, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded to do.”

6 Then aMoses had Aaron and his sons come near and bwashed them with water.

7 He aput the tunic on him and girded him with the sash, and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the artistic band of the ephod, 1with which he tied it to him.

8 He then placed the 1breastpiece on him, and in the 1breastpiece he put 2athe Urim and the Thummim.

9 He also placed the turban on his head, and on the turban, at its front, he placed athe golden plate, the holy crown, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

10 Moses then took athe anointing oil and anointed the 1tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.

11 He sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times and anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the basin and its stand, to aconsecrate them.

12 Then he poured some of the aanointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him.

13 aNext Moses had Aaron’s sons come near and clothed them with tunics, and girded them with sashes and bound 1caps on them, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.