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"This is what you are to do to Aaron and his sons to dedicate them as priests in my service. Take one young bull and two rams without any defects.

"Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of my presence, and have them take a ritual bath.

Then take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him.

"Bring his sons and put shirts on them;

put sashes around their waists and tie caps on their heads. That is how you are to ordain Aaron and his sons. They and their descendants are to serve me as priests forever.

"Bring the bull to the front of the Tent of my presence and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head.

"Take one of the rams and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head.

"Take the other ram—the ram used for dedication—and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head.

Kill it, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobes of the right ears of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Throw the rest of the blood against all four sides of the altar.

Take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his clothes and on his sons and their clothes. He, his sons, and their clothes will then be dedicated to me.

Put all this food in the hands of Aaron and his sons and have them dedicate it to me as a special gift.

"Aaron's priestly garments are to be handed on to his sons after his death, for them to wear when they are ordained.

"Take the meat of the ram used for the ordination of Aaron and his sons and boil it in a holy place.

"Perform the rites of ordination for Aaron and his sons for seven days exactly as I have commanded you.

I will make the Tent and the altar holy, and I will set Aaron and his sons apart to serve me as priests.

"When you take a census of the people of Israel, each man is to pay me a price for his life, so that no disaster will come on him while the census is being taken.

Aaron and his sons are to use the water to wash their hands and feet

Then anoint Aaron and his sons, and ordain them as priests in my service.

the magnificent priestly garments for Aaron and his sons to use when they serve as priests,

But Moses pleaded with the Lord his God and said, " Lord , why should you be so angry with your people, whom you rescued from Egypt with great might and power?