Leviticus 8

Revised Geneva Translation

8 Afterward, the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

² “Take Aaron, and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the Sin Offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread,

³ “and assemble all the company at the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.”

⁴ So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. And the company was assembled at the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

⁵ Then Moses said to the company, “This is the thing which the LORD has commanded to do.”

⁶ And Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water,

⁷ and put the coat upon him, and girded him with a band, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him, which he girded with the embroidered band of the ephod. And he bound it to him.

⁸ And he put the breastplate on it and put the Urim and Thummim in the breastplate.

⁹ Also, he put the turban upon his head, and put the golden plate upon the turban, on the forefront, and the holy crown, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

¹⁰ (Now Moses had taken the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle, and all that was inside, and sanctified them.

¹¹ And he sprinkled it upon the Altar seven times, and anointed the Altar and all its instruments, and the Basin, and its Stand, to sanctify them.)

¹² And he poured the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head and anointed him, to sanctify him.

¹³ Afterward, Moses brought Aaron’s sons and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put turbans upon their heads, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

¹⁴ Then he brought the bullock for the Sin Offering. And Aaron and his sons put their hands upon the head of the bullock for the Sin Offering.

¹⁵ And Moses killed it and took the blood, which he put upon the horn of the Altar, all around, with his finger. And he purified the Altar and poured the rest of the blood at the foot of the Altar. So he sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.

¹⁶ Then he took all the fat that was upon the entrails, and the fatty lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys (with their fat) which Moses burned upon the Altar.

¹⁷ But the bullock and its hide and its flesh and its dung he burnt with fire outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

¹⁸ Also, he brought the ram for the Burnt Offering. And Aaron and his sons put their hands upon the head of the ram.

¹⁹ So Moses killed it and sprinkled the blood upon the Altar, all around.

²⁰ And Moses cut the ram in pieces and burnt the head, with the pieces and the fat,

²¹ and washed the entrails and the legs in water. So Moses burnt the ram, every bit, upon the Altar. It was a Burnt Offering for a sweet savor, which was made by fire to the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

²² Afterward, he brought the other ram (the Ram of Consecrations). And Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram

²³ which Moses killed and took of the blood of it and put it upon the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

²⁴ Then Moses brought Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on the lobes of their right ears, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet. And Moses sprinkled the rest of the blood upon the Altar, all around.

²⁵ And he took the fat and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the entrails, and the fatty lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and the right shoulder.

²⁶ Also, he took from the basket of the unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer. And he put them on the fat and upon the right shoulder.

²⁷ So he put it all in Aaron’s hands, and in his sons’ hands, and shook it to and fro before the LORD.

²⁸ Afterward, Moses took them out of their hands and burnt them upon the Altar, for a Burnt Offering. These were consecrations for a sweet savor, which were made by fire to the LORD.

²⁹ Likewise, Moses took the breast of the Ram of Consecrations and shook it to and fro before the LORD. It was Moses’ portion, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

³⁰ Also, Moses took from the anointing oil, and from the blood which was upon the Altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, upon his garments, and upon his sons, and on his sons’ garments with him. So he sanctified Aaron, his garments and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.

³¹ Afterward, Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the flesh at the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation and eat it there with the bread that is in the Basket of Consecrations, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons shall eat it.’

³² “But that which remains of the flesh, and of the bread, you shall burn with fire.

³³ “You shall not depart from the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation for seven days, until the days of your consecrations are at an end. for ‘Seven days’, said the LORD, ‘shall He consecrate you.’

³⁴ “As He has done this day, the LORD has commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.

³⁵ “Therefore you shall abide at the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, day and night, for seven days, and shall keep the watch of the LORD, so that you do not die. For so I am commanded.”

³⁶ So Aaron and his sons did all the things which the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses.