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Then take them from Aaron and his sons and put them on the altar with the ram. Then burn everything on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord . It is a sweet-smelling gift to the Lord .

Take the breast and the leg of the ram that was used to make Aaron the high priest and make these parts holy. Then give these special parts to Aaron and his sons.

The Israelites will always give Aaron and his sons these parts. These parts will always belong to the priests when the Israelites make an offering to the Lord . When they give these parts to the priest, it will be the same as giving them to the Lord.

"Save these special clothes that were made for Aaron and his descendants. They will wear these clothes when they are chosen to be priests.

Then Aaron and his sons must eat the meat at the front door of the Meeting Tent. And they must also eat the bread that is in the basket.

"You must do all these things for Aaron and his sons. You must do them exactly as I told you. The ceremony for appointing them to be priests must continue for seven days.

You must kill one bull every day for seven days. This will be an offering for the sins of Aaron and his sons. You will use these sacrifices to make the altar pure, and pour olive oil on the altar to make it holy.

"So I will make the Meeting Tent and the altar holy. I will also make Aaron and his sons holy so that they can serve me as priests.

Gather this money from the Israelites. Use the money for the service in the Meeting Tent. This payment will be a way for the Lord to remember his people. They will be paying for their own lives."

Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and feet with the water from this bowl.

They must wash their hands and their feet so that they will not die. This will be a law that continues forever for Aaron and his people who will live in the future."

"Pour the oil on Aaron and his sons to show that they are separated from the rest of the people to serve as priests.

"I have chosen a man from the tribe of Judah to do some special work for me. His name is Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur.

When God finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two stone tablets of the agreement. God had written on the stones with his finger.

But Moses begged the Lord his God, " Lord , don't let your anger destroy your people. You brought them out of Egypt with your great power and strength.

But if you destroy your people, the Egyptians will say, ‘God planned to do bad things to his people. That is why he led them out of Egypt. He wanted to kill them in the mountains. He wanted to wipe them off the earth.' So don't be angry with your people. Please change your mind! Don't destroy them.

Then Moses said to them, "I will tell you what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: ‘Every man must get his sword and go from one end of the camp to the other. You men must kill those who are against the Lord , even if they are your brothers, friends, or neighbors.'"

In this way the Lord spoke to Moses face to face like a man speaks with his friend. Then Moses would go back to the camp, but his helper, Joshua son of Nun, always stayed in the tent.

Then the Lord came down to him in a cloud, stood there with Moses, and spoke his own name.

He shows his faithful love to thousands of people. He forgives people for the wrong things they do, but he does not forget to punish guilty people. Not only will he punish the guilty people, but their children, their grandchildren, and their great-grandchildren will also suffer for the bad things these people do."