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Leviticus 8:11-25 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

11. He took some of the oil and sprinkled it seven times on the altar and its equipment and on the basin and its base, in order to dedicate them to the Lord.

12. He ordained Aaron by pouring some of the anointing oil on his head.

13. Next, Moses brought the sons of Aaron forward and put shirts on them, put sashes round their waists, and tied caps on their heads, just as the Lord had commanded.

14. Then Moses brought the young bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.

15. Moses killed it and took some of the blood, and with his finger put it on the projections at the corners of the altar, in order to dedicate it. He then poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. In this way he dedicated it and purified it.

16. Moses took all the fat on the internal organs, the best part of the liver, and the kidneys with the fat on them, and burnt it all on the altar.

17. He took the rest of the bull, including its skin, flesh, and intestines, and burnt it outside the camp, just as the Lord had commanded.

18. Next, Moses brought the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.

19. Moses killed it and threw the blood on all four sides of the altar.

20-21. He cut the ram in pieces, washed the internal organs and the hind legs with water, and burnt the head, the fat, and all the rest of the ram on the altar, just as the Lord had commanded. This burnt offering was a food offering, and the smell was pleasing to the Lord.

22. Then Moses brought the second ram, which was for the ordination of priests, and Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.

23. Moses killed it and took some of the blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, on the thumb of his right-hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

24. Then he brought Aaron's sons forward and put 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 then threw the rest of the blood on all four sides of the altar.

25. He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat covering the internal organs, the best part of the liver, the kidneys with the fat on them, and the right hind leg.

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