Open English Translation LEV Chapter 8

8 Then Yahweh told Mosheh (Moses), 2 “Take Aharon (Aaron) and his sons with their clothes and the anointing oil, and the bull for the sin offering and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread, 3 and assemble the entire community at the entrance to the sacred tent.”

4 So Mosheh did exactly has Yahweh had commanded him, and the people assembled at the entrance of the sacred tent. 5 Then Mosheh told the assembled people, “This ceremony is what Yahweh has told us to do.”

6 Then Mosheh presented Aharon and his sons and after washing them with water, 7 he put the tunic on Aharon and wrapped the sash around him, and then put the robe on him. Then he put the sacred apron on him, tying its finely woven waistband to fasten it onto him. 8 Then he attached the chest pouch and put the Urim and Tummim into the pouch. 9 Finally he placed the turban on his head, and fastened the golden flower-shaped plate (that sacred crown that demonstrates that Aharon is set apart to only serve Yahweh) to the front of the turban, exactly as Yahweh had instructed Mosheh.

10 Then Mosheh took the anointing oil and anointed Yahweh’s residence and everything in it, thus consecrating it all. 11 Seven times he flicked some of it onto the altar—anointing the altar and all its utensils and the basin and its base, thus consecrating them. 12 He poured some of the anointing oil over Aharon’s head, thus anointing him to consecrate him. 13 Then Mosheh presented Aharon’s sons and dressed them in tunics and wrapped sashes around each of them, and tied their headbands onto them, just as Yahweh had instructed Mosheh.

14 Then he brought the bull for the sin offering, and Aharon and his sons placed their hands on its head. 15 Then Aharon[fn] slaughtered it, and Mosheh took the blood and used his finger to put some on the four projecting corners of the altar, thus purifying the altar. Then he poured the rest of the blood out at the altar’s base, sanctifying it so it could be used for making people right with God. 16 Then Mosheh took all the far that was on the innards and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat, and he burnt them up on the altar. 17 However, he burnt up the rest of the bull including its hide, flesh, and dung, outside the camp, just as Yahweh had told him.

18 Then Mosheh presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aharon and his sons placed their hands on its head. 19 Then Aharon[fn] slaughtered it, and Mosheh splashed the blood on each side of the altar. 20 Then Aharon[fn] cut the ram into pieces, and Mosheh burnt up the head, and the pieces and the fat. 21 However, Aharon[fn] washed the innards and the legs, then Mosheh also burnt those up on the altar as a burnt offering that was pleasing aroma for Yahweh, just as Yahweh had instructed Mosheh.

22 Then Mosheh presented the second ram for the ordination offering, and Aharon and his sons placed their hands on the ram’s head. 23 Then Aharon[fn] slaughtered it, and Mosheh took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aharon’s right ear, on his right thumb, and on his right big toe. 24 Then he presented Aharon’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, and their right thumbs, and their right big toes. Then Mosheh splashed the blood on each side of the altar. 25 He collected the fat and the fatty tail, and all the fat that was on the innards and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and the right thigh, 26 Then from the basket of unleavened bread that was there in front of Yahweh, he took one flat bread bun, and one flat bread that had been smeared with oil, and one flat biscuit, and placed them on top of the fat and the right thigh. 27 He place all that onto the open hands of Aharon and his sons who raised them as a wave offering in front of Yahweh. 28 Then Mosheh took it all again, and burnt it all up on the altar with the burnt offering. That ordination offering on the fire became a pleasing aroma for Yahweh. 29 Then Mosheh took the breast meat from the ram for the ordination offering, and raised it as a wave offering in front of Yahweh, just as Yahweh had instructed him.

30 Then Mosheh took some of the anointing oil and some of the bllod from on the altar, and he flicked them onto Aharon and his clothes, his sons and their clothes, thus consecrating Aharon and his clothes, and his sons and their clothes.

31 Then Mosheh told Aharon and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the sacred tent and eat it, along with the flat bread that’s in the basket as part of the ordination offering, just as I had instructed that Aharon and his sons should eat it. 32 Any meat or bread that’s leftover must be burnt in the fire. 33 None of you may leave the entrance to the sacred tent for seven days. That’s because Yahweh will ordain you all over those seven days. 34 What’s been done today has been initiated by Yahweh in order to make you all right with him, 35 so remain here day and night at the entrance of the sacred tent for seven days as per Yahweh’s instructions and you all won’t die, because that’s what I’ve been commanded.” 36 So Aharon and his sons did everything that Yahweh had instructed them via Mosheh.