Leviticus 8:1–13

The Ordination of Aaron and His Sons

8:1–36pp—Ex 29:1–37

8The Lord said to Moses, ²“Bring Aaron and his sons,^x their garments,^y the anointing oil,^z the bull for the sin offering,^aa the two rams^b and the basket containing bread made without yeast,^{c 3}and gather the entire assembly^d at the entrance to the tent of meeting.” ⁴Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

⁵Moses said to the assembly, “This is what the Lord has commanded to be done.^e” ⁶Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water.^{f 7}He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him. He also fastened the ephod with a decorative waistband, which he tied around him.^{g 8}He placed the breastpiece^h on him and put the Urim and Thummimⁱ in the breastpiece. ⁹Then he placed the turban^j on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the sacred emblem,^k on the front of it, as the Lord commanded Moses.^l

¹⁰Then Moses took the anointing oil^m and anointedⁿ the tabernacle^o and everything in it, and so consecrated them. ¹¹He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.^{p 12}He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed^q him to consecrate him.^{r 13}Then he brought Aaron’s sons^s forward, put tunics^t on them, tied sashes around them and fastened caps on them, as the Lord commanded Moses.^u