The Priestly Garments

28 “Have Aaron^(A) your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu,^(B) Eleazar and Ithamar,^(C) so they may serve me as priests.^(D)

⁶ Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar,^(A) “Do not let your hair become unkempt^[a](B) and do not tear your clothes,^(C) or you will die and the Lord will be angry with the whole community.^(D) But your relatives, all the Israelites, may mourn^(E) for those the Lord has destroyed by fire.

¹² Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering^(A) left over from the food offerings prepared without yeast and presented to the Lord and eat it beside the altar,^(B) for it is most holy.

¹⁶ When Moses inquired about the goat of the sin offering^[a](A) and found that it had been burned up, he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,

² The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn^(A) and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.^(B)

⁴ Nadab and Abihu, however, died before the Lord^(A) when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai.^(B) They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar^(C) served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.^(D)

³² The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar^(A) son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible^(B) for the care of the sanctuary.^(C)

¹⁶ “Eleazar^(A) son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light,^(B) the fragrant incense,^(C) the regular grain offering^(D) and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.”