Leviticus 8:2

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Leviticus 8:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,

3 and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”

4 So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

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Exodus 29:1

“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,

Exodus 29:2

along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,

Exodus 29:3

put them in a basket, and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams.

Exodus 29:4

Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

Exodus 28:2

Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.

Exodus 28:3

You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.

Exodus 28:4

These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.

Exodus 28:40

Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.

Exodus 28:41

After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.

Exodus 28:42

Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.

Exodus 28:43

Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.

Exodus 39:1

From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, as well as the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:2

Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

Exodus 39:3

They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.

Exodus 39:4

They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached at two of its corners, so it could be fastened.

Exodus 39:5

And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod was of one piece with the ephod, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:6

They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.

Exodus 39:7

Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:8

He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

Exodus 39:9

It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

Exodus 39:10

And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

Exodus 39:11

the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

Exodus 39:12

the third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

Exodus 39:13

and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.

Exodus 39:14

The twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel. Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

Exodus 39:15

For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.

Exodus 39:16

They also made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.

Exodus 39:17

Then they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,

Exodus 39:18

and they fastened the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.

Exodus 39:19

They made two more gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.

Exodus 39:20

They made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near the seam just above its woven waistband.

Exodus 39:21

Then they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:22

They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,

Exodus 39:23

with an opening in the center of the robe like that of a garment, with a collar around the opening so that it would not tear.

Exodus 39:24

They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.

Exodus 39:25

They also made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates,

Exodus 39:26

alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:27

For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver,

Exodus 39:28

as well as the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen,

Exodus 39:29

and the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:30

They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.

Exodus 39:31

Then they fastened to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:41

and the woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.

Exodus 30:23

“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,

Exodus 30:24

500 shekels of cassia —all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.

Exodus 30:25

Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.

Exodus 30:26

Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony,

Exodus 30:27

the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,

Exodus 30:28

the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.

Exodus 30:29

You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.

Exodus 30:30

Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.

Exodus 30:31

And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.

Exodus 30:32

It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man, and you must not make anything like it with the same formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.

Exodus 30:33

Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”

Exodus 30:34

The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,

Exodus 30:35

and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.

Exodus 30:36

Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.

Exodus 30:37

You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.

Exodus 40:12

Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

Exodus 40:13

And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he may serve Me as a priest.

Exodus 40:14

Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.

Exodus 40:15

Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”

Hebrews 7:27

Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.