Moses Consecrates Aaron and His Sons (Exodus 29:1–9)
1 UEB Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 UEB "Take Aaron and his sons with him, the garments and the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread. BSB BSB: “Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,
3 UEB Assemble all the assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting." BSB BSB: and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”
4 UEB So Moses did as Yahweh commanded him, and the assembly came together at the entrance to the tent of meeting. BSB BSB: So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
5 UEB Then Moses said to the assembly, "This is what Yahweh has commanded to be done." BSB BSB: And Moses said to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.”
6 UEB Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. BSB BSB: Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
7 UEB He put on Aaron the tunic and tied the sash around his waist, clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him, and then he tied the ephod around him with the finely-woven waistband and bound it to him. BSB BSB: He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.
8 UEB He placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim. BSB BSB: Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
9 UEB He set the turban on his head, and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown, as Yahweh had commanded him. BSB BSB: Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.
10 UEB Moses took the anointing oil, anointed the tabernacle and everything in it and set them apart to Yahweh. BSB BSB: Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.
11 UEB He sprinkled the oil on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the washbasin and its base, to set them apart to Yahweh. BSB BSB: He 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.
12 UEB He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to set him apart. BSB BSB: He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.
13 UEB Moses brought Aaron's sons and clothed them with tunics. He tied sashes around their waists and wrapped linen cloth around their heads, as Yahweh had commanded him. BSB BSB: Then Moses presented Aaron’s sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.
The Priests’ Sin Offering 14 UEB Moses brought the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull that they had brought for the sin offering. BSB BSB: Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
15 UEB He killed it, and he took the blood and put it on the horns of the altar with his finger, purified the altar, poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and set it apart for God in order to make atonement for it. BSB BSB: Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.
16 UEB He took all the fat that was on the inner parts, the covering of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat, and Moses burned it all on the altar. BSB BSB: Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar.
17 UEB But the bull, its hide, its meat, and its dung he burned outside the camp, as Yahweh had commanded him. BSB BSB: But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded him.
The Priests’ Burnt Offering 18 UEB Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. BSB BSB: Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
19 UEB He killed it and sprinkled its blood against every side of the altar. BSB BSB: Moses slaughtered the ram and splattered the blood on all sides of the altar.
20 UEB He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head and the pieces and the fat. BSB BSB: He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.
21 UEB He washed the inner parts and the legs with water, and he burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering and produced a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh as Yahweh had commanded Moses. BSB BSB: He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
The Ram of Ordination (Exodus 29:10–30)
22 UEB Then Moses presented the other ram, the ram of consecration, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. BSB BSB: After that, Moses presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
23 UEB Aaron killed it, and Moses took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. BSB BSB: Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
24 UEB He brought Aaron's sons, and he put some of the blood on the tip of their right ear, on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot. Then Moses sprinkled its blood against every side of the altar. BSB BSB: Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he splattered the blood on all sides of the altar.
25 UEB He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat that was on the inner parts, the covering of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh. BSB BSB: And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.
26 UEB Out of the basket of bread without yeast that was before Yahweh, he took one loaf without yeast, and one loaf of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat and on the right thigh. BSB BSB: And from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD, he took one cake of unleavened bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer, and he placed them on the fat portions and on the right thigh.
27 UEB He put it all in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons and waved them before Yahweh as a wave offering. BSB BSB: He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.
28 UEB Then Moses took them from off their hands and burned them on the altar for the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering and produced a sweet aroma. It was an offering made by fire to Yahweh. BSB BSB: Then Moses took these from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.
29 UEB Moses took the breast and waved it as a wave offering to Yahweh. It was Moses' share of the ram for the priests' ordination, as Yahweh had commanded him. BSB BSB: He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.
30 UEB Moses took some of the anointing oil and the blood that was on the altar; he sprinkled these on Aaron, on his clothes, on his sons, and on his sons' clothes with him. In this way he set apart Aaron and his clothes, and his sons and their clothes to Yahweh. BSB BSB: Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments.
31 UEB So Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, "Boil the meat at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of consecration, as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons will eat it.' BSB BSB: And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’
32 UEB Whatever remains of the meat and of the bread you must burn. BSB BSB: Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread.
33 UEB You must not go out from the entrance of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are fulfilled. For Yahweh will consecrate you for seven days. BSB BSB: You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.
34 UEB What has been done this day— Yahweh has commanded to be done to make atonement for you. BSB BSB: What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf.
35 UEB You will stay day and night for seven days at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and keep the command of Yahweh, so you will not die, because this is what I have been commanded." BSB BSB: You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”
36 UEB So Aaron and his sons did all the things which Yahweh had commanded them through Moses. BSB BSB: So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.
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