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1 God spoke to Moses. He said,
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Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 "Take Aaron and with him his sons, the garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the Absolution-Offering, the two rams, and the basket of unraised bread.
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“Bring Aaron and his sons, along with their sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast,
3 Gather the entire congregation at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting."
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and call the entire community of Israel together at the entrance of the Tabernacle. ”
4 Moses did just as God commanded him and the congregation gathered at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
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So Moses followed the LORD ’s instructions, and the whole community assembled at the Tabernacle entrance.
5 Moses addressed the congregation: "This is what God has commanded to be done."
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Moses announced to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded us to do!”
6 Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water.
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Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
7 He put the tunic on Aaron and tied it around him with a sash. Then he put the robe on him and placed the Ephod on him. He fastened the Ephod with a woven belt, making it snug.
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He put the official tunic on Aaron and tied the sash around his waist. He dressed him in the robe, placed the ephod on him, and attached the ephod securely with its decorative sash.
8 He put the Breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim in the pouch of the Breastpiece.
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Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it.
9 He placed the turban on his head with the gold plate fixed to the front of it, the holy crown, just as God had commanded Moses.
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He placed the turban on Aaron’s head and attached the gold medallion—the badge of holiness—to the front of the turban, just as the LORD had commanded him.
10 Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed The Dwelling and everything that was in it, consecrating them.
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Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it, making them holy.
11 He sprinkled some of the oil on the Altar seven times, anointing the Altar and all its utensils, the Washbasin and its stand, consecrating them.
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He sprinkled the oil on the altar seven times, anointing it and all its utensils, as well as the washbasin and its stand, making them holy.
12 He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, anointing him and thus consecrating him.
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Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, anointing him and making him holy for his work.
13 Moses brought Aaron's sons forward and put tunics on them, belted them with sashes, and put caps on them, just as God had commanded Moses.
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Next Moses presented Aaron’s sons. He clothed them in their tunics, tied their sashes around them, and put their special head coverings on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.
14 Moses brought out the bull for the Absolution-Offering. Aaron and his sons placed their hands on its head.
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Then Moses presented the bull for the sin offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the bull’s head,
15 Moses slaughtered the bull and purified the Altar by smearing the blood on each of the horns of the Altar with his finger. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the Altar. He consecrated it so atonement could be made on it.
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and Moses slaughtered it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on the four horns of the altar to purify it. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. Through this process, he made the altar holy by purifying it.
16 Moses took all the fat on the entrails and the lobe of liver and the two kidneys with their fat and burned it all on the Altar
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Then Moses took all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and he burned it all on the altar.
17 . The bull with its hide and meat and guts he burned outside the camp, just as God had commanded Moses.
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He took the rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, and burned it on a fire outside the camp, just as the LORD had commanded him.
18 Moses presented the ram for the Whole-Burnt-Offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.
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Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head,
19 Moses slaughtered it and splashed the blood against all sides of the Altar.
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and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took the ram’s blood and splattered it against all sides of the altar.
20 He cut the ram up into pieces and then burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.
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Then he cut the ram into pieces, and he burned the head, some of its pieces, and the fat on the altar.
21 He washed the entrails and the legs with water and then burned the whole ram on the Altar. It was a Whole-Burnt-Offering, a pleasing fragrance - a gift to God, just as God had commanded Moses.
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After washing the internal organs and the legs with water, Moses burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
22 Moses then presented the second ram, the ram for the Ordination-Offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram's head.
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Then Moses presented the other ram, which was the ram of ordination. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head,
23 Moses slaughtered it and smeared some of its blood on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
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and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of its blood and applied it to the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot.
24 Then Aaron's sons were brought forward and Moses smeared some of the blood on the lobes of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Moses threw the remaining blood against each side of the Altar.
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Next Moses presented Aaron’s sons and applied some of the blood to the lobes of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the big toes of their right feet. He then splattered the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar.
25 He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys with their fat, and the right thigh.
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Next Moses took the fat, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh.
26 From the basket of unraised bread that was in the presence of God he took one loaf of the unraised bread made with oil and one wafer. He placed these on the fat portions and the right thigh.
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On top of these he placed a thin cake of bread made without yeast, a cake of bread mixed with olive oil, and a wafer spread with olive oil. All these were taken from the basket of bread made without yeast that was placed in the LORD ’s presence.
27 He put all this in the hands of Aaron and his sons who waved them before God as a Wave-Offering.
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He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and he lifted these gifts as a special offering to the LORD .
28 Then Moses took it all back from their hands and burned them on the Altar on top of the Whole-Burnt-Offering. These were the Ordination-Offerings, a pleasing fragrance to God, a gift to God.
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Moses then took all the offerings back from them and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering. This was the ordination offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD .
29 Then Moses took the breast and raised it up as a Wave-Offering before God; it was Moses' portion from the Ordination-Offering ram, just as God had commanded Moses.
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Then Moses took the breast and lifted it up as a special offering to the LORD . This was Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination, just as the LORD had commanded him.
30 Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood from the Altar and sprinkled Aaron and his garments, and his sons and their garments, consecrating Aaron and his garments and his sons and their garments.
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Next Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. In this way, he made Aaron and his sons and their garments holy.
31 Moses spoke to Aaron and his sons: "Boil the meat at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread from the basket of ordination, just as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons are to eat it.'
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Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the remaining meat of the offerings at the Tabernacle entrance, and eat it there, along with the bread that is in the basket of offerings for the ordination, just as I commanded when I said, ‘Aaron and his sons will eat it.’
32 Burn up the leftovers from the meat and bread.
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Any meat or bread that is left over must then be burned up.
33 Don't leave through the entrance of the Tent of Meeting for the seven days that will complete your ordination. Your ordination will last seven days.
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You must not leave the Tabernacle entrance for seven days, for that is when the ordination ceremony will be completed.
34 God commanded what has been done this day in order to make atonement for you.
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Everything we have done today was commanded by the LORD in order to purify you, making you right with him.
35 Stay at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days. Be sure to do what God requires, lest you die. This is what I have been commanded."
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Now stay at the entrance of the Tabernacle day and night for seven days, and do everything the LORD requires. If you fail to do this, you will die, for this is what the LORD has commanded.”
36 Aaron and his sons did everything that God had commanded by Moses.
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So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.
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