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Moshe brought Aharon and his sons, washed them with water,

He set the turban on his head, and on the front of the turban he affixed the gold plate, the holy ornament, as Adonai had ordered Moshe.

(v) Then the young bull for the sin offering was brought, and Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering.

After it had been slaughtered, Moshe took the blood and put it on the horns of the altar all the way around with his finger, thus purifying the altar. The remaining blood he poured out at the base of the altar and consecrated it, to make atonement for it.

Next, the ram for the burnt offering was presented. Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram;

(vi) Then the other ram was presented, the ram of consecration; Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

After it had been slaughtered, Moshe took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aharon's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

Then he put it all in Aharon's hands and in the hands of his sons and waved them as a wave offering before Adonai .

(vii) Moshe took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aharon and his clothing, and on his sons with him and their clothing, and consecrated Aharon and his clothing together with his sons and their clothing.

Moshe said to Aharon and his sons, "Boil the meat at the door of the tent of meeting; and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of consecration, as I ordered when I said that Aharon and his sons are to eat it.

Aharon and his sons did all the things which Adonai ordered through Moshe. Haftarah Tzav: Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 7:21–8:3; 9:22(23)–23(24) Suggested readings for Parashah Tzav from the B'rit Hadashah: Mark 12:28–34; Romans 12:1–2; 1 Corinthians 10:14–23

On the eighth day, Moshe called Aharon, his sons and the leaders of Isra'el,

The sons of Aharon presented the blood to him; and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar; then he poured out the blood at the base of the altar.

Aharon raised his hands toward the people, blessed them and came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering and the peace offerings.

But Nadav and Avihu, sons of Aharon, each took his censer, put fire in it, laid incense on it, and offered unauthorized fire before Adonai , something he had not ordered them to do.

Then Moshe told Aharon and his sons El‘azar and Itamar, "Don't unbind your hair or tear your clothes in mourning, so that you won't die and so that Adonai won't be angry with the entire community. Rather, let your kinsmen — the whole house of Isra'el — mourn, because of the destruction Adonai brought about with his fire.

(iv) Moshe said to Aharon and to El‘azar and Itamar, his remaining sons, "Take the grain offering left from the offerings for Adonai made by fire, and eat it without leaven next to the altar, because it is especially holy.

and whoever picks up any part of their carcass is to wash his clothes and be unclean until evening:

and whoever picks up its carcass is to wash his clothes and be unclean until evening — these are unclean for you.

A person who eats meat from its carcass or carries its carcass is to wash his clothes; he will be unclean until evening.