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Then make two rings of gold and put them on the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the linen vest in front, near where they join. They will be above the well-made belt of the linen vest.

Dress your brother Aaron and his sons in them. Then pour oil on them, set them apart and make them holy, so they may serve Me as religious leaders.

Aaron and his sons will wear them when they go into the meeting tent, or when they go near the altar to serve in the holy place. Then they will not be guilty and die. It will be a law for him and for his children forever.

Put belts on Aaron and his sons. Tie head coverings on them. And they will be religious leaders by law for all time. So you will set apart Aaron and his sons for My work.

Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons. They will wave them for a wave gift before the Lord.

"The holy clothing of Aaron will be for his sons after him. They will wear them when the oil for holy use is poured on them and they are set apart for My work.

They will eat those things that were used in worship when they were forgiven of their sin and when they were set apart for My work. But one who is not a religious leader may not eat them, because they are holy.

When they go into the meeting tent, they will wash with water, so they will not die. And they will wash when they go near the altar to give a gift made by fire to the Lord.

They will wash their hands and their feet, so they will not die. It will always be a law for Aaron and his children forever."

Pour oil on Aaron and his sons. Set them apart so they may serve as religious leaders for Me.

And see, I have given Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the family of Dan to help him. I have put wisdom in the hearts of all who are wise, so they may make all that I have told you:

When the people saw that Moses was staying a long time before coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron, and said, "Come, make a god for us who will go in front of us. For we do not know what has become of Moses, the man who brought us out of the land of Egypt."

He took the gold from their hands, worked on it with a sharp tool, and by melting it, made it into a calf. Then they said, "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt."

So the next day they got up early and gave burnt gifts and peace gifts. The people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to play.

They have been quick to turn aside from the way I have told them. They have melted gold and made a calf for themselves. They have worshiped it, have given gifts to it, and have said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt!'"

The Lord said to Moses, "I have seen this people, and see, they are a strong-willed people.

And he took the calf they had made and burned it with fire, ground it to dust, spread it over the top of the water, and made the people of Israel drink it.

Aaron said, "Do not let my lord be angry. You know the people yourself and how sinful they are.

And I said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them take it off.' So they gave it to me. I threw it into the fire and out came this calf."

So Moses stood in the gate of the place where they had set up their tents and said, "Whoever is for the Lord, come to me!" And all the sons of Levi came together around him.