Exodus 29
1 “This is what you must do to dedicate Aaron and his sons to serve me [by being] priests: Select one young bull and two rams that do not have any defects.
And this [is] the thing which you will do to them to consecrate them to serve as priests me take a young bull one a son of [the] herd and rams two unblemished.
2 Bake three [kinds of bread] using finely-ground wheat flour, but without yeast: Bake some loaves that do not have any olive oil in them, bake some loaves that have olive oil in the dough, and bake some thin wafers that will be smeared with olive oil [after they are baked].
And bread of unleavened bread and cakes of unleavened bread mixed with oil and wafers of unleavened bread smeared with oil fine flour of wheat you will make them.
3 Put them in a basket and offer them [to me] when you sacrifice the young bull and the two rams.
And you will put them on a basket one and you will bring near them in the basket and the young bull and [the] two the rams.
4 Take Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Sacred Tent, and wash them [ritually].
And Aaron and sons his you will bring near to [the] entrance of [the] tent of meeting and you will wash them with water.
5 Then put the special clothes on Aaron—the long-sleeved tunic/gown, the robe that will be worn underneath the sacred apron, the sacred apron, the sacred pouch, and the sash/waistband.
And you will take the garments and you will clothe Aaron the tunic and [the] robe of the ephod and the ephod and the breastpiece and you will gird [the] ephod to him with [the] girdle of the ephod.
6 Place the turban on his head, and fasten to the turban the ornament that has the words ‘Dedicated to Yahweh’ engraved on it.
And you will put the turban on head his and you will put [the] crown of holiness on the turban.
7 Then take the oil and pour some on his head to (dedicate him/set him apart).
And you will take [the] oil of anointing and you will pour [it] on head his and you will anoint him.
8 Then bring his sons and put the long-sleeved tunics/gowns on them.
And sons his you will bring near and you will clothe them tunics.
9 Put the sashes/waistbands around their waists and the caps on their heads. That is the ritual by which you are to (dedicate them/set them apart) to be priests. Aaron and his male descendants must serve me [by being] priests forever.
And you will gird them a sash Aaron and sons his and you will bind on to them headdresses and it will be[long] to them priesthood to a statute of perpetuity and you will fill [the] hand of Aaron and [the] hand of sons his.
10 “Then bring the young bull to the entrance of the Sacred Tent. Tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on the head of the young bull.
And you will bring near the young bull before [the] tent of meeting and he will lay Aaron and sons his hands their on [the] head of the young bull.
11 Then, while they do that, kill the young bull [by slitting its throat], and catch/drain the blood in a bowl.
And you will slaughter the young bull before Yahweh [the] entrance of [the] tent of meeting.
12 Take some of that blood with your finger and smear it on the projections of the altar. Throw/Splash the rest of the blood against the base of the altar.
And you will take some of [the] blood of the young bull and you will put [it] on [the] horns of the altar with finger your and all the blood you will pour out to [the] base of the altar.
13 Take all the fat that covers the inner organs of the young bull, the best part of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat on them, and burn all these on the altar [as an offering to me].
And you will take all the fat which covers the entrails and the lobe on the liver and [the] two the kidneys and the fat which [is] on them and you will make [them] smoke the altar towards.
14 But the meat of the young bull and its hide and intestines must be burned outside the camp. That will be an offering to forgive the guilt of your sins.
And [the] flesh of the young bull and hide its and offal its you will burn with fire from [the] outside of the camp [is] a sin offering it.
15 “Then select one of the rams, and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on the head of the ram.
And the ram one you will take and they will lay Aaron and sons his hands their on [the] head of the ram.
16 Then kill the ram [by slitting its throat]. Catch/Drain some of the blood and splash it against all four sides of the altar.
And you will slaughter the ram and you will take blood its and you will sprinkle [it] on the altar all around.
17 Then cut the ram into pieces. Wash its inner organs and its rear legs and put those with the head
And the ram you will cut in pieces into pieces its and you will wash entrails its and legs its and you will put [them] with pieces its and with head its.
18 and burn those pieces [completely] on the altar with the rest of the ram. That will be an offering to me, Yahweh, and the smell will please me.
And you will make smoke all the ram the altar towards [is] a burnt offering it to Yahweh [is] an odor of soothing a fire offering to Yahweh it.
19 “Take the other ram [that was selected for these rituals], and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on the ram’s head.
And you will take the ram second and he will lay Aaron and sons his hands their on [the] head of the ram.
20 Then kill the ram by slitting its throat, and drain the blood [into a bowl]. Smear some of the blood on the lobe of the right ears of Aaron and his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Throw/Splash the rest of the blood against the four sides of the altar.
And you will slaughter the ram and you will take some of blood its and you will put [it] on [the] lobe of [the] ear of Aaron and on [the] lobe of [the] ear of sons his right and on [the] thumb of hand their right and on [the] big toe of foot their right and you will sprinkle the blood on the altar all around.
21 Wipe up some of the blood that is on the altar, mix it with some of the oil for anointing, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his clothes, and on his sons and their clothes. By doing that, you will dedicate them and their clothes [to me].
And you will take some of the blood which [is] on the altar and some of [the] oil of anointing and you will spatter [it] on Aaron and on garments his and on sons his and on [the] garments of sons his with him and he will be holy he and garments his and sons his and [the] garments of sons his with him.
22 “Also, cut off the ram’s fat and its fat tail and the fat that covers the inner organs, the best part of the liver, the two kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh.
And you will take from the ram the fat and the fat tail and the fat - which covers the entrails and [the] lobe of the liver and - [the] two the kidneys and the fat which [is] on them and [the] thigh of the right for [is] a ram of installation offering it.
23 Take also one of each of the kinds of bread [that was baked]—one made with no oil, one with oil, and one thin wafer.
And a round loaf of bread one and a cake of bread of oil one and a wafer one from [the] basket of the unleavened bread which [will be] before Yahweh.
24 Put all these things in the hands of Aaron and his sons. [Then tell them to] lift them up [high] to dedicate them to me.
And you will put everything on [the] hands of Aaron and on [the] hands of sons his and you will wave them a wave-offering before Yahweh.
25 Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar, on top of the other things [that were placed there]. That [also] will be an offering to me, and its smell will please me.
And you will take them from hand their and you will make [them] smoke the altar towards on the burnt offering to an odor of soothing before Yahweh [is] a fire offering it to Yahweh.
26 Then take the meat of the ribs of the second ram that was killed, and lift it up [high] as an offering to me. But then this part of the animal will be for you [to eat].
And you will take the breast from [the] ram of installation offering which [belongs] to Aaron and you will wave it a wave-offering before Yahweh and it will be[long] to you to a portion.
27 Then take the meat of the ribs, the other thigh of the first ram that was sacrificed to (dedicate/set apart) the priests, and the ram whose other parts were lifted high to show that they were an offering to me; and set the meat of the ribs and thigh apart for Aaron and his sons, for them to eat.
And you will consecrate - [the] breast of the wave-offering and [the] thigh of the contribution which it was waved and which it was raised from [the] ram of installation offering from [that] which [belongs] to Aaron from [that] which [belongs] to sons his.
28 In the future, whenever the Israeli people present to me, Yahweh, offerings to maintain fellowship with me, the ribs and the thigh [of animals that they sacrifice] will be for Aaron and his male descendants [to eat].
And it will belong to Aaron and to sons his to a prescribed portion of perpetuity from with [the] people of Israel for [is] a contribution it and a contribution it will be from with [the] people of Israel from [the] sacrifices of peace offerings their contribution their to Yahweh.
29 “After Aaron [dies], the special clothes that he wore will belong to his sons. They are to wear those clothes when they are (set apart/dedicated) [to become priests].
And [the] garments of holiness which [belong] to Aaron they will belong to sons his after him for anointing in them and to fill in them hand their.
30 Aaron’s son who becomes The Supreme Priest and enters the Sacred Tent and performs rituals in the Holy Place must [stay in the Sacred Tent], wearing these special clothes, for seven days.
Seven days he will wear them the priest in place of him one of sons his who he will come into [the] tent of meeting to serve in the holy place.
31 “Take the meat of the other ram that was sacrificed to (set apart/dedicate) Aaron and his sons, and boil it in the courtyard.
And [the] ram of installation offering you will take and you will boil meat its in a place holy.
32 After it is cooked, Aaron and his sons must eat it, along with the bread that is left in the basket, at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
And he will eat Aaron and sons his [the] meat of the ram and the bread which [is] in the basket [the] entrance of [the] tent of meeting.
33 They must eat the meat of the ram that was sacrificed to forgive them for [their sins] when they were dedicated to do this work. They are the only ones who are permitted to eat this meat. [Those who are not priests are not allowed to eat it], because it is dedicated to me.
And they will eat them which it was atoned by them to fill hand their to consecrate them and a stranger not he will eat [them] for [are] a holy thing they.
34 If any of this meat or some of the bread is not eaten that night, no one is permitted to eat any of it the next day. It must be completely burned, because it is sacred/dedicated to me.
And if it will be left over some of [the] meat of installation offering and some of the bread until the morning and you will burn what is left over with fire not it will be eaten for [is] a holy thing it.
35 “Those are the rituals that you(sg) must perform during those seven days when you dedicate Aaron and his sons for this work. You must do everything that I have commanded you.
And you will do to Aaron and to sons his thus according to all that I have commanded you seven days you will fill hand their.
36 Each of those seven days you must also sacrifice a young bull as an offering to me, in order that I may forgive sins. Also, you must make another offering (to make the altar pure in my sight/in order that I will consider the altar to be pure). You must also anoint the altar with olive oil, to (set it apart/dedicate it).
And a young bull of a sin offering you will offer to the day on atonement and you will make a sin offering on the altar when making atonement you on it and you will anoint it to consecrate it.
37 Perform these rituals every day for seven days, to (set apart/dedicate) the altar and make it pure. If you do not do that, anyone or anything that touches the altar will become taboo.
Seven days you will make atonement on the altar and you will consecrate it and it will be the altar holiness of holiness every [thing which] touches the altar it will be holy.
38 “You must also sacrifice lambs and burn them on the altar. Each of those [seven] days you must sacrifice two lambs.
And this [is that] which you will offer on the altar lambs sons of a year two to the day continually.
39 One lamb must be sacrificed in the morning, and one must be sacrificed in the evening.
The lamb one you will offer in the morning and the lamb second you will offer between the evenings.
40 With the first lamb, also offer (2 pounds/1 kilogram) of finely-ground wheat flour mixed with one quart/liter of the best kind of olive oil, and one quart/liter of wine as an offering.
And a tenth of fine flour mixed with oil pressed fourth part of hin and a drink offering fourth of hin wine for the lamb one.
41 In the evening, when you sacrifice the other lamb, offer the same amounts of flour, olive oil, and wine as you did in the morning. This will be an offering to me, Yahweh, that will be burned, and its smell will please me.
And the lamb second you will offer between the evenings like [the] grain offering of the morning and like drink offering its you will offer it to an odor of soothing a fire offering to Yahweh.
42 You [and your descendants] must continue making these offerings to me, Yahweh, throughout all future generations. You must offer them at the entrance of the Sacred Tent. That is where I will meet with you and speak to you.
A burnt offering of continuity to generations your [the] entrance of [the] tent of meeting before Yahweh where I will meet you there to speak to you there.
43 That is where I will meet with the Israeli people, and the brilliant light of my presence will cause that place to be holy/sacred.
And I will meet there [the] people of Israel and it will be shown as holy by glory my.
44 I will dedicate the Sacred Tent and the altar. I will also dedicate Aaron and his sons to serve me [by being] priests.
And I will consecrate [the] tent of meeting and the altar and Aaron and sons his I will consecrate to serve as priests me.
45 I will live among the Israeli people, and I will be their God.
And I will dwell in among [the] people of Israel and I will become for them God.
46 They will know that I, Yahweh their God, am the one who brought them out of Egypt in order that I might live among them.”
And they will know that I [am] Yahweh God their who I brought out them from [the] land of Egypt to dwell I in midst of them I [am] Yahweh God their.
