1. The Lord said to Moses:
2. Send for Aaron and his sons, as well as their priestly clothes, the oil for ordination, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and a basket of bread made without yeast.
3. Then bring the whole community of Israel together at the entrance to the sacred tent.
4. Moses obeyed the Lord, and when everyone had come together,
5. he said, “We are here to follow the Lord's instructions.”
6. After Moses told Aaron and his sons to step forward, he made them wash themselves.
7. He put the priestly shirt and robe on Aaron and wrapped the sash around his waist. Then he put the sacred apron on Aaron and fastened it with the finely woven belt.
8. Next, he put on Aaron the sacred breastpiece that was used in learning what the Lord wanted his people to do.
9. He placed the turban on Aaron's head, and on the front of the turban was the narrow strip of thin gold as a sign of his dedication to the Lord.
10. Moses then dedicated the sacred tent and everything in it to the Lord by sprinkling them with some of the oil for ordination.
11. He sprinkled the bronze altar seven times, and he sprinkled its equipment, as well as the large bronze bowl and its base.
12. He also poured some of the oil on Aaron's head to dedicate him to the Lord.
13. At last, Moses dressed Aaron's sons in their shirts, then tied sashes around them and put special caps on them, just as the Lord had commanded.
14. Moses led out the bull that was to be sacrificed for sin, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
15. After it was killed, Moses dipped a finger in the blood and smeared some of it on each of the four corners of the bronze altar, before pouring out the rest at the foot of the altar. This purified the altar and made it a fit place for offering the sacrifice for sin.
16. Moses then took the fat on the bull's insides, as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat, and sent them up in smoke on the altar fire.
17. Finally, he took the skin and the flesh of the bull, together with the food still in its stomach, and burnt them outside the camp, just as the Lord had commanded.
18. Moses led out the ram for the sacrifice to please the Lord. After Aaron and his sons had laid their hands on its head,
19. Moses killed the ram and splattered its blood against the four sides of the altar.