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Moses brought the bull of the sin gift. And Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin gift.

Then Moses killed it. He took some of the blood, and put it around on the horns of the altar with his finger, to make the altar clean. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar to make it holy.

Moses brought the ram of the burnt gift. And Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the sheep.

Then Moses brought the ram, the ram for setting them apart. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

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

He put all these on the hands of Aaron and his sons, and waved them for a wave gift before the Lord.

Moses took the breast of the ram also. He gave it as a wave gift before the Lord. It was Moses' part of the ram for setting Aaron and his sons apart, just as the Lord had told Moses.

Moses took some of the oil for holy use and some of the blood that was on the altar. He put it on Aaron and his clothing, and on his sons and their clothing. So Aaron and his clothing and his sons and their clothing were set apart.

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, "Boil the meat at the door of the meeting tent. And eat it there with the bread which is in the basket that was set apart as an offering. Just as I said, ‘Aaron and his sons will eat it.'

So Aaron and his sons did all that the Lord had told them to do by Moses.

On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the leaders of Israel.

The sons of Aaron gave the blood to him. He put his finger in the blood and put some on the horns of the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

Next he gave the grain gift. He filled his hand with some of the grain and burned it on the altar beside the burnt gift of the morning.

Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and prayed that good would come to them. After giving the sin gift, the burnt gift and the peace gifts, he came down.

Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, each took his fire pan, put fire in it, and put special perfume on it. They gave a fire that was not holy to the Lord because the Lord had not told them to do this.

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not take the covering off your heads and do not tear your clothes, so you will not die and God will not be angry with all the people. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, will cry in sorrow because of the burning the Lord has done.

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons who were left, Eleazar and Ithamar, "Take the grain gift that is left from the gifts by fire to the Lord. And eat it without yeast beside the altar, for it is most holy.

And whoever picks up any of their dead bodies will wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.

And he who picks up their dead bodies will wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. They are unclean to you.

He who eats some of the dead body will wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. And he who picks up its dead body will wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.