1. Two of Aaron’s sons died while offering incense to the Lord. After that time, the Lord spoke to Moses.
2. The Lord said, “Talk to your brother Aaron. Tell him that he cannot go behind the curtain into the Most Holy Place anytime he wants to. The mercy-cover is in the room behind that curtain on top of the Holy Box, and I appear in a cloud over that mercy-cover. If Aaron goes into that room, he will die!
3. “Before Aaron enters the Most Holy Place, he will offer a bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
4. Aaron will wash his whole body with water and put on the special clothes. He will put on the linen underwear next to his body, the linen robe, the linen belt, and then he will put the linen turban on his head.
5. “From the whole community of Israel, Aaron will accept two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.
6. Then he will offer the bull for the sin offering. This sin offering is for himself. He will do this to purify himself and his family.
7. “Then Aaron will take the two goats and bring them before the Lord at the doorway of the Meeting Tent.