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Then Moses brought the second ram, which was for the ordination of priests, and Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.

Moses killed it and took some of the blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

He put all of this food in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and they presented it as a special gift to the Lord .

Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his sons and on their clothes. In this way he consecrated them and their clothes to the Lord .

Moses said to Aaron and his sons, "Take the meat to the entrance of the Tent of the Lord 's presence, boil it, and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, just as the Lord commanded.

So Aaron and his sons did everything that the Lord had commanded through Moses.

The day after the ordination rites were completed, Moses called Aaron and his sons and the leaders of Israel.

Moses said, "The Lord has commanded you to do all this, so that the dazzling light of his presence can appear to you."

Aaron went to the altar and killed the young bull which was for his own sin offering.

His sons brought him the blood, and he dipped his finger in it, put some of it on the projections at the corners of the altar, and poured out the rest of it at the base of the altar.

He killed the animal which was for his own burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he threw it on all four sides of the altar.

After that, he presented the people's offerings. He took the goat that was to be offered for the people's sins, killed it, and offered it, as he had done with his own sin offering.

He killed the bull and the ram as a fellowship offering for the people. His sons brought him the blood, and he threw it on all four sides of the altar.

When Aaron had finished all the sacrifices, he raised his hands over the people and blessed them, and then stepped down.

Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, each took his fire pan, put live coals in it, added incense, and presented it to the Lord . But this fire was not holy, because the Lord had not commanded them to present it.

Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not leave your hair uncombed or tear your clothes to show that you are in mourning. If you do, you will die, and the Lord will be angry with the whole community. But all other Israelites are allowed to mourn this death caused by the fire which the Lord sent.

Moses said to Aaron and his two remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, "Take the grain offering that is left over from the food offered to the Lord , make unleavened bread with it and eat it beside the altar, because this offering is very holy.

The priest shall examine you again on the seventh day, and if in his opinion the sore looks the same and has not spread, he shall isolate you for another seven days.

The priest shall take some of the olive oil and pour it in the palm of his own left hand,

dip a finger of his right hand in it, and sprinkle some of it seven times there in the Lord 's presence.