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1. Consecration of the Priests

   (Leviticus 8:1–13)

2. 1ENGLEEAnd this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to become priests unto me: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,BSBBSB: “Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,
3. 2ENGLEEAnd unleavened bread, and unleavened cakes, mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers, anointed with oil; of fine wheaten flour shalt thou make them.BSBBSB: along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,
4. 3ENGLEEAnd thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them near in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.BSBBSB: put them in a basket, and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams.
5. 4ENGLEEAnd Aaron and his sons shalt thou bring near unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.BSBBSB: Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
6. 5ENGLEEAnd thou shalt take the garments, and clothe Aaron with the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the girdle of the ephod:BSBBSB: Take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself, and the breastplate. Fasten the ephod on him with its woven waistband.
7. 6ENGLEEAnd thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and thou shalt fasten the holy crown upon the mitre.BSBBSB: Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban.
8. 7ENGLEEThen shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.BSBBSB: Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.
9. 8ENGLEEAnd his sons shalt thou bring near, and clothe them with coats.BSBBSB: Present his sons as well and clothe them with tunics.
10. 9ENGLEEAnd thou shalt gird them with the girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind the bonnets on them; and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thus shalt thou consecrate Aaron and his sons.BSBBSB: Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.

11. The Order of the Sacrifices

    (Leviticus 8:22–36)

12. 10ENGLEEAnd thou shalt cause the bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock.BSBBSB: You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
13. 11ENGLEEAnd thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.BSBBSB: And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
14. 12ENGLEEAnd thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and all the remaining blood shalt thou pour out beside the bottom of the altar.BSBBSB: Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
15. 13ENGLEEAnd thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the midriff above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.BSBBSB: Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
16. 14ENGLEEBut the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire, without the camp: it is a sin-offering.BSBBSB: But burn the flesh of the bull and its hide and dung outside the camp; it is a sin offering.
17. 15ENGLEEAnd the one ram shalt thou take; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram.BSBBSB: Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.
18. 16ENGLEEAnd thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it upon the altar round about.BSBBSB: You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and splatter it on all sides of the altar.
19. 17ENGLEEAnd the ram shalt thou cut in pieces, and wash his inwards, and his legs, and put them with his pieces, and with his head.BSBBSB: Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.
20. 18ENGLEEAnd thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar, it is a burnt-offering unto the Lord; it is a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto the Lord.BSBBSB: Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.
21. 19ENGLEEAnd thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram.BSBBSB: Take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
22. 20ENGLEEThen shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.BSBBSB: Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.
23. 21ENGLEEAnd thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle them upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, together with his garments, and his sons, and the garments of his sons with him.BSBBSB: And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.
24. 22ENGLEEAnd thou shalt take from the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the midriff above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration;BSBBSB: Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),
25. 23ENGLEEAnd one loaf of bread, and one cake of the oiled bread, and one wafer, out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the Lord.BSBBSB: along with one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD.
26. 24ENGLEEAnd thou shalt put all this upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons; and thou shalt make with them a waving before the Lord.BSBBSB: Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.
27. 25ENGLEEAnd thou shalt then take them from their hands, and burn them upon the altar upon the burnt-offering; for a sweet savor before the Lord, it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.BSBBSB: Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar atop the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the LORD; it is a food offering to the LORD.
28. 26ENGLEEAnd thou shalt take the breast of the ram of the consecration that belongeth to Aaron, and make therewith a waving before the Lord; and it shall belong to thee as thy portion.BSBBSB: Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion.
29. 27ENGLEEAnd thou shalt sanctify the breast which hath been waved, and the shoulder which hath been lifted up, which was waved, and which was heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, of that which belongeth to Aaron, and of that which belongeth to his sons:BSBBSB: Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination.
30. 28ENGLEEThat they shall belong to Aaron and to his sons, as a statute forever, from the children of Israel; for it is a heave-offering; and a heave-offering it shall remain from the children of Israel, from the sacrifices of their peace-offerings, as their heave-offering unto the Lord.BSBBSB: This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.
31. 29ENGLEEAnd the holy garments belonging to Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to anoint them therein, and to consecrate them therein.BSBBSB: The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them.
32. 30ENGLEESeven days shall that one of his sons put them on who is to be priest in his place, who is to go into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the sanctuary.BSBBSB: The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.

33. Food for the Priests

34. 31ENGLEEAnd the ram of the consecration shalt thou take, and seethe his flesh in a holy place.BSBBSB: You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place.
35. 32ENGLEEAnd Aaron with his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.BSBBSB: At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.
36. 33ENGLEEAnd they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate them and to sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.BSBBSB: They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.
37. 34ENGLEEAnd if aught of the flesh of the consecration sacrifice, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then shalt thou burn the remainder with fire; it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.BSBBSB: And if any of the meat of ordination or any bread is left until the morning, you are to burn up the remainder. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.
38. 35ENGLEEAnd thou shalt do unto Aaron, and to his sons thus, all as I have commanded thee; seven days shalt thou consecrate them.BSBBSB: This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.
39. 36ENGLEEAnd a bullock shalt thou offer every day for a sin-offering as an atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, in as much as thou makest an atonement upon it; and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.BSBBSB: Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.
40. 37ENGLEESeven days shalt thou make an atonement upon the altar and sanctify it; and the altar shall be most holy; whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.BSBBSB: For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.

41. The Daily Offerings

    (Numbers 28:1–8)

42. 38ENGLEEAnd this is what thou shalt offer upon the altar: Two sheep of the first year for every day, continually.BSBBSB: This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
43. 39ENGLEEThe one sheep shalt thou offer in the morning; and the other sheep shalt thou offer toward evening.BSBBSB: Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight.
44. 40ENGLEEAnd a tenth part of fine flour mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil, and the fourth part of a hin of wine for a drink-offering, shall be for the one sheep.BSBBSB: With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.
45. 41ENGLEEAnd the other sheep shalt thou offer toward evening; according to the meat-offering of the morning, and according to its drink-offering shalt thou do unto it, for a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto the Lord.BSBBSB: And offer the second lamb at twilight with the same grain offering and drink offering as in the morning, as a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.
46. 42ENGLEEA continual burnt-offering throughout your generations shall this be at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord; where I will meet with you, to speak unto thee there.BSBBSB: For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.
47. 43ENGLEEAnd I will meet there with the children of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory.BSBBSB: I will also meet with the Israelites there, and that place will be consecrated by My glory.
48. 44ENGLEEAnd I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: and both Aaron and his sons will I sanctify, that they may he priests unto me.BSBBSB: So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.

49. God Will Dwell among the People

50. 45ENGLEEAnd I will dwell among the children of Israel, and I will be to them for a God.BSBBSB: Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
51. 46ENGLEEAnd they shall know that I am the Eternal, their God, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them: I am the Lord their God.BSBBSB: And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.

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