Leviticus 8
Contemporary English Version
The Ceremony for Ordaining Priests
(Exodus 29.1-37)
8 The Lord said to Moses:
2 Send for Aaron and his sons, as well as their priestly clothes, the oil for ordination, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and a basket of bread made without yeast. 3 Then bring the whole community of Israel together at the entrance to the sacred tent.
4 Moses obeyed the Lord, and when everyone had come together, 5 he said, “We are here to follow the Lord's instructions.”
6 After Moses told Aaron and his sons to step forward, he told them to wash themselves. 7 He put the priestly shirt and robe on Aaron and wrapped the sash around his waist. Then he put the sacred vest on Aaron and fastened it with the finely woven belt. 8 Next, he put on Aaron the sacred breastpiece that was used in finding out what the Lord wanted his people to do. 9 He placed the turban on Aaron's head, and on the front of the turban was the narrow strip of thin gold as a sign of his dedication to the Lord.
10 Moses then dedicated the sacred tent and everything in it to the Lord by sprinkling them with some of the oil for ordination. 11 He sprinkled the bronze altar seven times, and he sprinkled its equipment, as well as the large bronze bowl and its base. 12 He also poured some of the oil on Aaron's head to dedicate him to the Lord. 13 Next, Moses dressed Aaron's sons in their shirts, then tied sashes around them and put special caps on them, just as the Lord had commanded.
14 Moses led out the bull that was to be sacrificed for sin, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. 15 After it was killed, Moses dipped a finger in the blood and smeared some of it on each of the four corners of the bronze altar, before pouring out the rest at the foot of the altar. This purified the altar and made it a fit place for offering the sacrifice for sin. 16 Moses then took the fat on the bull's insides, as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat, and sent them up in smoke on the altar fire. 17 Finally, he took the skin and the flesh of the bull, together with the food still in its stomach, and burned them outside the camp, just as the Lord had commanded.
18 Moses led out the ram for the sacrifice to please the Lord.[a] After Aaron and his sons had laid their hands on its head, 19 Moses killed the ram and splattered its blood against the four sides of the altar. 20-21 Moses had the animal cut up, and he washed its insides and hind legs. Then he laid the head, the fat, and the rest of the ram on the altar and sent them up in smoke with a smell that pleased the Lord. All this was done just as the Lord had commanded.
22 Moses led out the ram for the ceremony of ordination. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head, 23 and it was killed. Moses smeared some of its blood on Aaron's right earlobe, some on his right thumb, and some on the big toe of his right foot. 24 Moses did the same thing for Aaron's sons, before splattering the rest of the blood against the four sides of the altar. 25 He took the animal's fat tail, the fat on its insides, and the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat, and the right hind leg. 26 Then he took from a basket some of each of the three kinds of bread[b] that had been made without yeast and had been dedicated to the Lord.
27 Moses placed the bread on top of the meat and gave it all to Aaron and his sons, who lifted it up[c] to show that it was dedicated to the Lord. 28 After this, Moses placed it on the fires of the altar and sent it up in smoke with a smell that pleased the Lord. This was part of the ordination ceremony. 29 Moses lifted up[d] the choice ribs of the ram to show that they were dedicated to the Lord. This was the part that the Lord had said Moses could have.
30 Finally, Moses sprinkled the priestly clothes of Aaron and his sons with some of the oil for ordination and with some of the blood from the altar. So Aaron and his sons, together with their priestly clothes, were dedicated to the Lord.
31 Moses said to Aaron and his sons:
The Lord told me that you must boil this meat at the entrance to the sacred tent and eat it there with the bread. 32 Burn what is left over 33 and stay near the entrance to the sacred tent until the ordination ceremony ends seven days from now. 34 We have obeyed the Lord in everything that has been done today, so that your sins may be forgiven.[e] 35 The Lord has told me that you must stay near the entrance to the tent for seven days and nights, or else you will die.
36 Aaron and his sons obeyed everything that the Lord had told Moses they must do.
Footnotes
- 8.18 sacrifice to please the Lord: See the note at 1.1-3.
- 8.26 three kinds of bread: Made from the finest wheat flour; olive oil was mixed into part of the dough, and some of it was made into thin wafers brushed with oil (see Exodus 29.2,3).
- 8.27 lifted it up: See the note at 7.29,30.
- 8.29 lifted it up: See the note at 7.29,30.
- 8.34 forgiven: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 34.
Leviticus 8
English Standard Version
Consecration of Aaron and His Sons
8 (A)The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and (B)the garments and (C)the anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering and the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread. 3 And assemble all the congregation at the entrance of the tent of meeting.” 4 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the congregation was assembled at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
5 And Moses said to the congregation, (D)“This is the thing that the Lord has commanded to be done.” 6 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. 7 And he put (E)the coat on him and tied the sash around his waist and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him and tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod around him, binding it to him with the band.[a] 8 And he placed the breastpiece on him, and (F)in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim. 9 And he set (G)the turban on his head, and (H)on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord commanded Moses.
10 (I)Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them. 11 And he sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its utensils and the basin and its stand, to consecrate them. 12 And (J)he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to consecrate him. 13 And Moses brought Aaron's sons and clothed them with coats and tied sashes around their waists and bound caps on them, as the Lord commanded Moses.
14 Then he brought (K)the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons (L)laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering. 15 And he[b] killed it, and (M)Moses took the blood, and with his finger put it on the horns of the altar around it and purified the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it to make atonement for it. 16 (N)And he took all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses burned them on the altar. 17 But (O)the bull and its skin and its flesh and its dung he burned up with fire outside the camp, as the Lord commanded Moses.
18 (P)Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. 19 And he killed it, and Moses threw the blood against the sides of the altar. 20 He cut the ram into pieces, and Moses burned (Q)the head and the pieces and the fat. 21 He washed the entrails and the legs with water, and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering for the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
22 Then (R)he presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. 23 And he killed it, and Moses took some of its blood and (S)put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. 24 Then he presented Aaron's sons, and Moses put some of the blood on the lobes of their right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses threw the blood against the sides of the altar. 25 Then he took the fat and the fat tail and all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat and the right thigh, 26 and out of the basket of unleavened bread that was before the Lord he took one unleavened loaf and one loaf of bread with oil and one wafer and placed them on the pieces of fat and on the right thigh. 27 And he put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons and waved them as a wave offering before the Lord. 28 Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord. 29 And Moses took the breast and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord. It was Moses' portion of the ram of ordination, as the Lord commanded Moses.
30 Then (T)Moses took some of the anointing oil and of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron and his garments, and also on his sons and his sons' garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.
31 And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the flesh at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons shall eat it.’ 32 And what remains of the flesh and the bread you shall burn up with fire. 33 And you shall not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, for it (U)will take seven days to ordain you. 34 As has been done today, the Lord has commanded to be done to make atonement for you. 35 At the entrance of the tent of meeting you shall remain day and night for seven days, performing what the Lord has (V)charged, so that you do not die, for so I have been commanded.” 36 And Aaron and his sons did all the things that the Lord commanded by Moses.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 8:7 Hebrew with it
- Leviticus 8:15 Probably Aaron or his representative; possibly Moses; also verses 16–23
3 Mose 8
Schlachter 1951
Weihe Aarons und seiner Söhne
8 Und der Herr redete zu Mose und sprach:
2 Nimm Aaron und seine Söhne mit ihm, dazu die Kleider und das Salböl und einen Farren zum Sündopfer, zwei Widder und einen Korb mit ungesäuertem Brot, 3 und versammle die ganze Gemeinde vor der Tür der Stiftshütte.
4 Mose tat, wie ihm der Herr befahl, und versammelte die Gemeinde vor der Tür der Stiftshütte. 5 Und Mose sprach zu der Gemeinde: Das ist's, was der Herr zu tun geboten hat.
6 Und Mose brachte Aaron und seine Söhne herzu und wusch sie mit Wasser. 7 Und er legte ihm den Leibrock an und gürtete ihn mit dem Gürtel des Ephod und befestigte es damit. 8 Darnach legte er ihm das Brustschildlein an und tat in das Brustschildlein das Licht und das Recht; 9 und er setzte ihm den Hut auf das Haupt und heftete an den Hut, vorn an seine Stirne, das goldene Stirnblatt, das heilige Diadem, wie der Herr Mose geboten hatte.
10 Und Mose nahm das Salböl und salbte die Wohnung und alles, was darin war, und weihte es. 11 Auch sprengte er davon siebenmal auf den Altar und salbte den Altar samt allen seinen Geräten, auch das Becken samt seinem Fuß, um es zu weihen. 12 Und er goß von dem Salböl auf das Haupt Aarons und salbte ihn, um ihn zu weihen. 13 Er brachte auch die Söhne Aarons herzu und zog ihnen Leibröcke an und gürtete sie mit dem Gürtel und band ihnen hohe Mützen auf, wie der Herr Mose geboten hatte.
14 Und ließ einen Farren herzuführen zum Sündopfer; und Aaron und seine Söhne stützten ihre Hände auf den Kopf des Farren, des Sündopfers. 15 Und Mose schächtete ihn und nahm das Blut und tat es mit seinem Finger auf die Hörner des Altars ringsum; also entsündigte er den Altar und goß das übrige Blut an den Grund des Altars und weihte ihn, indem er ihm Sühne erwirkte. 16 Sodann nahm er alles Fett am Eingeweide und was über die Leber hervorragt und die beiden Nieren mit dem Fett daran, und Mose verbrannte es auf dem Altar. 17 Aber den Farren samt seinem Fell und seinem Fleisch und Mist verbrannte er mit Feuer außerhalb des Lagers, wie der Herr Mose geboten hatte.
18 Er brachte auch den Widder herzu zum Brandopfer. Und Aaron und seine Söhne stützten ihre Hände auf des Widders Kopf. 19 Und Mose schächtete ihn und sprengte das Blut ringsrum an den Altar 20 und zerlegte den Widder in seine Stücke, und Mose verbrannte den Kopf, die Stücke und das Fett, 21 und wusch die Eingeweide und die Schenkel mit Wasser; also verbrannte Mose den ganzen Widder auf dem Altar. Das war ein Brandopfer zum lieblichen Geruch, ein Feueropfer dem Herrn, wie der Herr Mose geboten hatte.
22 Er brachte auch den andern Widder herzu, den Widder des Einweihungsopfers. Und Aaron und seine Söhne stützten ihre Hände auf des Widders Kopf. 23 Mose aber schächtete ihn und nahm von seinem Blut, und tat es Aaron auf sein rechtes Ohrläpplein und auf den Daumen seiner rechten Hand und auf die große Zehe seines rechten Fußes, 24 und er brachte auch Aarons Söhne herzu und tat von dem Blut auf ihr rechtes Ohrläpplein und auf den Daumen ihrer rechten Hand und auf die große Zehe ihres rechten Fußes und sprengte das Blut ringsum an den Altar. 25 Und er nahm das Fett und den Fettschwanz und alles Fett am Eingeweide und was über die Leber hervorragt und die beiden Nieren mit dem Fett daran und die rechte Keule; 26 dazu nahm er aus dem Korbe mit dem ungesäuerten Brot vor dem Herrn einen ungesäuerten Kuchen und einen Brotkuchen mit Öl und einen Fladen und legte es auf die Fettstücke und auf die rechte Keule, 27 und legte das alles auf die Hände Aarons und auf die Hände seiner Söhne und webte es zum Webopfer vor dem Herrn. 28 Darnach nahm Mose das alles wieder von ihren Händen und verbrannte es auf dem Altar über dem Brandopfer. Das war das Einweihungsopfer zum lieblichen Geruch, ein Feueropfer dem Herrn. 29 Und Mose nahm die Brust und webte sie zum Webopfer vor dem Herrn; das war Moses Anteil von dem Widder des Einweihungsopfers, wie der Herr Mose geboten hatte.
30 Und Mose nahm von dem Salböl und von dem Blut auf dem Altar und sprengte es auf Aaron und seine Kleider, auf seine Söhne und ihre Kleider und weihte also Aaron und seine Kleider und mit ihm seine Söhne und seiner Söhne Kleider.
31 Und Mose sprach zu Aaron und zu seinen Söhnen: Kocht das Fleisch vor der Tür der Stiftshütte und esset es daselbst, wie ich geboten und gesagt habe: Aaron und seine Söhne sollen es essen. 32 Was aber vom Fleisch und Brot übrigbleibt, das sollt ihr mit Feuer verbrennen. 33 Und ihr sollt sieben Tage lang nicht hinausgehen vor die Tür der Stiftshütte, bis an den Tag, an welchem die Tage eures Weihopfers erfüllt sind; denn sieben Tage lang soll man euch die Hände füllen. 34 Was man heute getan hat, das hat der Herr zu tun befohlen, um für euch Sühne zu erwirken. 35 Sieben Tage lang sollt ihr Tag und Nacht an der Tür der Stiftshütte bleiben und die Anordnungen des Herrn befolgen, daß ihr nicht sterbet; denn also ist es mir geboten worden. 36 Und Aaron und seine Söhne taten alles, was der Herr durch Mose geboten hatte.
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