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You are to put the urim and the tumim in the breastplate for judging; they will be over Aharon's heart when he goes into the presence of Adonai . Thus Aharon will always have the means for making decisions for the people of Isra'el over his heart when he is in the presence of Adonai .

(iii) "You are to make the robe for the ritual vest entirely of blue.

It is to have an opening for the head in the middle. Around the opening is to be a border woven like the neck of a coat of mail, so that it won't tear.

"You are to make an ornament of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal, ‘Set apart for Adonai .'

over Aharon's forehead. Because Aharon bears the guilt for any errors committed by the people of Isra'el in consecrating their holy gifts, this ornament is always to be on his forehead, so that the gifts for Adonai will be accepted by him.

Likewise for Aharon's sons make tunics, sashes and headgear expressing dignity and splendor.

Also make for them linen shorts reaching from waist to thigh, to cover their bare flesh.

Aharon and his sons are to wear them when they go into the tent of meeting and when they approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they won't incur guilt and die. This is to be a perpetual regulation, both for him and for his descendants.

(iv) "Here is what you are to do to consecrate them for ministry to me in the office of cohen. Take one young bull and two rams without defect,

Take the garments, and put on Aharon the tunic, the robe for the ritual vest, the vest itself, and the breastplate. Fasten the vest on him with its belt.

Then offer up the whole ram in smoke on the altar. It is a burnt offering for Adonai , a pleasing aroma, an offering made to Adonai by fire.

Also take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the inner organs, the two kidneys, the fat covering them and the right thigh — for it is a ram of consecration —

"Take the breast of the ram for Aharon's consecration, and wave it as a wave offering before Adonai ; it will be your share.

Consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of any contribution that has been waved and raised up, whether from the ram of consecration, or from anything else meant for Aharon or his sons;

The son who becomes cohen in his place, who comes into the tent of meeting to serve in the Holy Place, is to wear them for seven days.

They are to eat the things with which atonement was made for them, to inaugurate and consecrate them; no one else may eat this food, because it is holy.

If any of the meat for the consecration or any of the bread remains until morning, burn up what remains; it is not to be eaten, because it is holy.

"Each day, offer a young bull as a sin offering, besides the other offerings of atonement; offer the sin offering on the altar as your atonement for it; then anoint it to consecrate it.

Make two gold rings for it under its molding at the two corners on both sides; this is where the carrying-poles will go.

"Place it in front of the curtain by the ark for the testimony, in front of the ark-cover that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.