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the [finely] woven garments for serving and ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons to minister as priests.

"Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

"You shall bring his sons and put tunics on them;

Then from it Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet.

'If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting so that he may be accepted before the LORD.

'He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering [transferring symbolically his guilt to the sacrifice], that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.

'But if his offering is from the flock, of the sheep or of the goats, as a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without blemish.

'But if his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring turtledoves or young pigeons as his offering.

'When anyone presents a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour [olive] oil over it and put frankincense on it.

'What is left of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings to the LORD by fire.

'What is left of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings to the LORD by fire.

'He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering [transferring symbolically his guilt to the sacrifice] and kill it at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting; and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood around on the altar.

'If his peace offering to the LORD is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer the animal without blemish.

'If he offers a lamb as his offering, then he shall present it before the LORD,

and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and kill it before the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

'If his offering is a goat, he shall present it before the LORD,

and he shall lay his hand on its head [transferring symbolically his guilt to the sacrifice], and kill it before the Tent of Meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

'Then he shall present from it as his offering, an offering by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails,

'He shall bring the bull to the doorway of the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, and shall lay his hand on the bull's head [transferring symbolically his guilt to the sacrifice] and kill the bull before the LORD.

and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil (curtain) of the sanctuary.