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"Then bring his sons and put the inner robes on them.

Put the headbands on their heads, and tie cloth belts around their waists. Aaron and his descendants will be priests in Israel, according to a rule that will continue from now on. This is how you will appoint Aaron and his sons as priests.

"Bring the bull to the front of the Meeting Tent, and Aaron and his sons must put their hands on the bull's head.

"Take one of the male sheep, and have Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.

"Take the other male sheep, and have Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.

Kill it and take some of its blood. Put the blood on the bottom of the right ears of Aaron and his sons and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Then sprinkle the rest of the blood against all four sides of the altar.

Take some of the blood from the altar, and mix it with the special oil used in appointing priests. Sprinkle this on Aaron and his clothes and on his sons and their clothes. This will show that Aaron and his sons and their clothes are given to my service.

Put all of these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and tell them to present them as an offering to the Lord .

Set aside the breast and the thigh of the sheep that were used to appoint Aaron and his sons as priests. These parts belong to them.

They are to be the regular share which the Israelites will always give to Aaron and his sons. It is the gift the Israelites must give to the Lord from their fellowship offerings.

"The holy clothes made for Aaron will belong to his descendants so that they can wear these clothes when they are appointed as priests.

Then at the entrance of the Meeting Tent, Aaron and his sons must eat the meat of the sheep and the bread that is in the basket.

"Do all these things that I commanded you to do to Aaron and his sons, and spend seven days appointing them.

Each day you are to offer a bull to remove the sins of Aaron and his sons so they will be given for service to the Lord . Make the altar ready for service to the Lord , and pour oil on it 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 they may serve me as priests.

"When you count the people of Israel, every person must buy back his life from the Lord so that no terrible things will happen to the people when you number them.

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 they will not die. This is a rule which Aaron and his descendants are to keep from now on."

"Put the oil on Aaron and his sons to give them for service to me, that they may serve me as priests.

If anyone makes perfume like it or puts it on someone who is not a priest, that person must be cut off from his people.'"