Exodus 29:1-17

English Standard Version

Consecration of the Priests

29 “Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. ^(A)Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish, ^2 (B)and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour. ³ You shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, and bring the bull and the two rams. ⁴ You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and ^(C)wash them with water. ⁵ Then ^(D)you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastpiece, and gird him with the ^(E)skillfully woven band of the ephod. ^6 (F)And you shall set the turban on his head and put the holy crown on the turban. ⁷ You shall take ^(G)the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. ⁸ Then you ^(H)shall bring his sons and put coats on them, ⁹ and you shall gird Aaron and his sons with ^(I)sashes and bind caps on them. And ^(J)the priesthood shall be theirs by a statute forever. Thus you shall ^(K)ordain Aaron and his sons.

¹⁰ “Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting. ^(L)Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull. ¹¹ Then you shall kill the bull before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, ¹² and ^(M)shall take part of the blood of the bull and put it on the ^(N)horns of the altar with your finger, and the rest of^[a] the blood you shall pour out at the base of the altar. ¹³ And you shall take all ^(O)the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar. ¹⁴ But the flesh of the bull and its skin and its dung you shall burn with fire ^(P)outside the camp; ^(Q)it is a sin offering.

¹⁵ “Then ^(R)you shall take one of the rams, and ^(S)Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram, ¹⁶ and you shall kill the ram and shall take its blood and throw it against the sides of the altar. ¹⁷ Then you shall ^(T)cut the ram into pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and its head,