¹ And this is the word that thou shalt do to them, to sanctify them, to be·​·priests to Me. Take one bullock, a son of the herd, and two perfect rams;

² and bread of what is unleavened, and cakes of what is unleavened mixed with oil, and wafers of what is unleavened anointed with oil; of the flour of wheat shalt thou make them.

³ And thou shalt put^◦ them on one basket, and offer them in the basket, and the bullock and the two rams.

⁴ And Aaron and his sons thou shalt cause to come·​·near to^▵ the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation^◦, and thou shalt bathe them with waters.

⁵ And thou shalt take the garments, and shalt clothe Aaron with the tunic, and the mantle of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the girding^▵ of the ephod.

⁶ And thou shalt set the miter on his head, and put^◦ the crown^◦ of holiness on the miter.

⁷ And thou shalt take the oil of anointing, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.

⁸ And thou shalt cause his sons to come·​·near, and clothe them with tunics.

⁹ And thou shalt gird them with a belt, Aaron and his sons, and shalt bind the caps upon them, and the priesthood shall be to them for a statute of an age; and thou shalt fill the hand of Aaron and the hand of his sons.

¹⁰ And thou shalt offer the bullock before the Tabernacle of the congregation^◦; and Aaron and his sons shall lay^◦ their hands upon the head of the bullock.

¹¹ And thou shalt slaughter the bullock before Jehovah, at the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation^◦.

¹² And thou shalt take from the blood of the bullock, and shalt put^◦ it on the horns of the altar with thy finger; and all the blood thou shalt spill at the foundation of the altar.

¹³ And thou shalt take all the fat that covers the inwards, and the caul on the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and shalt burn· them ·for·​·incense on the altar.

¹⁴ And the flesh of the bullock, and its skin, and its dung, shalt thou burn·​·up with fire outside the camp; this^◦ is a sin offering.

¹⁵ And thou shalt take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay^◦ their hands on the head of the ram.

¹⁶ And thou shalt slaughter the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and sprinkle it on the altar all around.

¹⁷ And thou shalt section the ram into its sections, and shalt bathe its intestines, and its legs, and put^◦ them upon its sections, and upon its head.

¹⁸ And thou shalt burn·​·incense with^◦ all the ram upon the altar; this is a burnt·​·offering to Jehovah, a restful smell, it is a fire·​·offering to Jehovah.

¹⁹ And thou shalt take the second ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay^◦ their hands on the head of the ram.

²⁰ And thou shalt slaughter the ram, and shalt take from its blood, and shalt put^◦ it upon the lobe of the ear of Aaron, and upon the lobe of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big·​·toe of their right foot, and thou shalt sprinkle the blood on the altar all around.

²¹ And thou shalt take of the blood that is on the altar, and of the oil of anointing, and shalt spatter it upon Aaron, and on his garments, and on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he shall be·​·holy, and his garments, and his sons, and the garments of his sons with him.

²² And thou shalt take from the ram the fat, and the tail^◦, and the fat covering the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right hind·​·quarter, for it is a ram of infillings;

²³ and one loaf of bread, and one cake of bread with oil, and one wafer, from the basket of unleavened things that is before Jehovah

²⁴ and thou shalt set all of it on the palms of Aaron, and upon the palms of his sons; and shalt wave them a wave offering before Jehovah.

²⁵ And thou shalt take them from their hand, and shalt burn· them ·for·​·incense on the altar on the burnt·​·offering, for a restful smell before Jehovah; a fire·​·offering is this^◦ to Jehovah.

²⁶ And thou shalt take the chest portion from the ram of infillings, which is for Aaron, and shalt wave it a wave·​·offering before Jehovah; and it shall be for thee for a portion.

²⁷ And thou shalt sanctify the chest portion of the waving, and the hind·​·quarter of the uplifting^◦, which is waved, and which is uplifted^◦, from the ram of infillings, from that which is for Aaron, and from that which is for his sons;

²⁸ and it shall be to Aaron and his sons for a statute of an age from among the sons of Israel; for it is an uplifting^◦; and it shall be an uplifting^◦ from among the sons of Israel of their peace sacrifices, their uplifting^◦ to Jehovah.

²⁹ And the garments of holiness which are for Aaron shall be for his sons after him, for anointing in them, and for filling their hand in them.

³⁰ The one from among his sons who becomes the priest instead of him shall clothe himself with them seven days; then he shall come into^▵ the Tabernacle of the congregation^◦ to minister in the holy place.

³¹ And thou shalt take the ram of infillings, and cook its flesh in a holy place.

³² And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, at the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation^◦.

³³ And they shall eat those things with which atonement· was ·made, to·​·fill their hand, to sanctify them; and a stranger shall not eat of them, for they are holy.

³⁴ And if anything from the flesh of infillings and from the bread remain until the morning, then thou shalt burn·​·up the remainder with fire; it shall not be eaten, for it is holy.

³⁵ And thus shalt thou do to Aaron and to his sons, according·​·to all that I have commanded thee; seven days shalt thou fill their hand.

³⁶ And a bullock of a sin offering thou shalt make for the day on the atonements; and thou shalt purge· it ·from·​·sin on the altar when thou makest·​·atonement on it; and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.

³⁷ Seven days thou shalt make·​·atonement on the altar, and shalt sanctify it, and the altar shall be a holy of holies; all who touch the altar shall be sanctified.

³⁸ And this is what thou shalt make upon the altar: two lambs, sons of a year, for the day, continually.

³⁹ The one lamb thou shalt make in the morning; and the second lamb thou shalt make between the two·​·evenings^*;

⁴⁰ and a tenth of flour mixed with beaten oil, a fourth of the hin, and a poured·​·offering of a fourth of the hin of wine for the one lamb.

⁴¹ And the second lamb thou shalt make between the two·​·evenings; as the gift·​·offering of the morning, and as its poured·​·offering, thou shalt do for it, for a restful smell, a fire·​·offering to Jehovah;

⁴² a continual burnt·​·offering for your generations at the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation^◦ before Jehovah; where I will meet·​·together with you, to speak to thee there.

⁴³ And there I will meet·​·together with the sons of Israel, and it shall be sanctified in My glory.

⁴⁴ And I will sanctify the Tabernacle of the congregation^◦, and the altar; and Aaron and his sons I will sanctify to be·​·priests for Me.

⁴⁵ And I will abide^◦ in the midst of the sons of Israel, and will be to them for God.

⁴⁶ And they shall know that I^◦ am Jehovah their God, who brought· them ·out of the land of Egypt, that I may reside in the midst of them; I^◦ am Jehovah their God.

¹ I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

² I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them."

³ "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,

⁴ 'I will establish your seed forever, and build up your throne to all generations.'" Selah.

⁵ The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh; your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶ For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,

⁷ a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

⁸ Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

⁹ You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

¹⁰ You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

¹¹ The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world and its fullness. You have founded them.

¹² The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

¹³ You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

¹⁵ Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.

¹⁶ In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

¹⁷ For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

¹⁸ For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, "I have bestowed strength on the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

²⁰ I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

²¹ with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

²² No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

²³ I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.

²⁴ But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

²⁵ I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.

²⁶ He will call to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!'

²⁷ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ I will keep my loving kindness for him forevermore. My covenant will stand firm with him.

²⁹ I will also make his seed endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

³⁰ If his children forsake my law, and don't walk in my ordinances;

³¹ if they break my statutes, and don't keep my commandments;

³² then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

³³ But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

³⁴ I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

³⁵ Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.

³⁶ His seed will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

³⁷ It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." Selah.

³⁸ But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

³⁹ You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

⁴⁰ You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

⁴¹ All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.

⁴² You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice.

⁴³ Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven't supported him in battle.

⁴⁴ You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground.

⁴⁵ You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. Selah.

⁴⁶ How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?

⁴⁷ Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have you created all the children of men!

⁴⁸ What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

⁴⁹ Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?

⁵⁰ Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,

⁵¹ With which your enemies have mocked, Yahweh, with which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.

⁵² Blessed be Yahweh forevermore. Amen, and Amen. BOOK IV A Prayer by Moses, the man of God.