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And Moses did according to all that Yahweh had commanded him; so he did.

"‘If Israel's whole assembly did wrong unintentionally and the matter was concealed from the assembly's eyes, and they acted against any of Yahweh's commands that should not be violated, so that they incur guilt,

He shall do to the bull just as he did to the sin offering's bull, so he must do to it. The priest shall make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.

"‘When a leader sins and commits an unintentional wrong against any of the commands of Yahweh his God that should not be violated, so that he incurs guilt,

"‘If anyone of the people of the land sins by an unintentional wrong by violating one of Yahweh's commands that should not be violated, so that he incurs guilt,

So Moses did just as Yahweh commanded him, and the community gathered by the entrance to the tent of assembly.

So Moses brought Aaron and his sons near, and he washed them with water.

And you must stay at the entrance to the tent of assembly day and night for seven days, and you shall keep the obligation from Yahweh, so you might not die, for thus I have been commanded."

So Aaron and his sons did all the things that Yahweh had commanded through Moses.

So they took what Moses had commanded to the front of the tent of assembly, and the whole community presented themselves, and they stood before Yahweh.

Then Moses said, "This is the word that Yahweh commanded you to do so that the glory of Yahweh might appear to you."

Then a fire went out from before Yahweh, and it consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And all the people saw it, so they shouted for joy, and they fell on their faces.

So fire went out from before Yahweh, and it consumed them so that they died before Yahweh.

Therefore Moses said to Aaron, "This is what Yahweh spoke, saying, ‘Among those who are close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will display my glory.'" So Aaron was silent.

So they came forward, and they carried them outside the camp in their tunics, just as Moses had ordered.

Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "You must not let your hair hang loosely, and you must not tear your garments, so that you will not die and he will be angry with all the community. But your brothers, all the house of Israel, may weep because of the burning that Yahweh caused,

but you must not go out from the entrance to the tent of assembly lest you die, because Yahweh's anointing oil is on you." So they did according to Moses' word.

"You and your sons with you may not drink wine or strong drink when you come to the tent of assembly, so that you will not die—it is a lasting statute for your generations—

And you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your allotted portion and the allotted portion of your sons from Yahweh's offerings made by fire, for so I have been commanded.

Then Moses sought all over for the goat of the sin offering and behold, it was burned up. So he was angry with Aaron's remaining sons Eleazar and Ithamar, saying,