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Then say to the people of Israel, ‘Take a male goat for a sin gift, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old and perfect, for a burnt gift,

and a bull and a ram for peace gifts. Give them to the Lord with a grain gift mixed with oil. For today the Lord will show Himself to you.'"

Then Moses said to Aaron, "Come to the altar and give your sin gift and burnt gift to pay for the sins of yourself and for the people. Then give the gift for the people, to pay for their sins, just as the Lord has said."

So Aaron came to the altar and killed the calf of the sin gift, which was for himself.

Then he gave the people's gift. He took the goat of the sin gift which was for the people. And he killed it and gave it for sin, like the first sin gift.

Then he killed the bull and the ram, the peace gifts which were for the people. Aaron's sons handed the blood to him and he put it around on the altar.

Do not even go out the door of the meeting tent, so you will not die. For the holy oil of the Lord is upon you." And they did what Moses said.

"Do not drink wine or strong drink, you or your sons, when you come into the meeting tent, so you will not die. It is a Law forever for all your people.

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.

Eat it in a holy place, because it is yours and your sons', from the gifts by fire to the Lord. For so I have been told.

But you and your sons and daughters may eat in a clean place the breast of the wave gift and the thigh that is given. For they are given to you as your right and your sons' right, from the peace gifts of the people of Israel.

They will bring the thigh that is given and the breast of the wave gift, with the gifts by fire of the fat. They will wave them before the Lord for a wave gift. They will be yours and your sons', as your right forever, as the Lord has said."

But Moses looked and looked for the goat of the sin gift, and found that it had been burned up! So he was angry with Aaron's sons who were left, Eleazar and Ithamar, saying,

"Why have you not eaten the sin gift in the holy place? For it is most holy and He gave it to you to take away the guilt of the people, to take away their sins before the Lord.

But among those which chew their food again or have feet that are hard and divided, do not eat the camel. For it chews its food again, but does not have feet that are hard and divided. It is unclean to you.

Do not eat the rock badger. For it chews its food again, but does not have feet that are hard and divided. It is unclean to you.

Do not eat the rabbit. For it chews its food again, but does not have feet that are hard and divided. It is unclean to you.

And do not eat the pig. For it has feet that are hard and divided, but it does not chew its food again. It is unclean to you.

Everything on which part of their dead body may fall will be unclean. A stove or a place for pots must be broken. They are unclean to you.

‘If one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its dead body will be unclean until evening.