⁹ Tie the sashes on Aaron and his sons and fasten headbands on them. The priesthood is to be theirs by a permanent statute. This is the way you will ordain Aaron and^[a] his sons.^(A)

¹² “Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.^{(A) 13} Clothe Aaron with the holy garments,^(B) anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he can serve me as a priest. ¹⁴ Have his sons come forward and clothe them in tunics. ¹⁵ Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve me as priests. Their anointing will serve to inaugurate a permanent priesthood for them throughout their generations.”^(C)

¹⁰ The Lord spoke to Moses, ¹¹ “Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the Israelites because he was zealous among them with my zeal,^[a](A) so that I did not destroy the Israelites in my zeal. ¹² Therefore declare: I grant him my covenant of peace.^{(B) 13} It will be a covenant of perpetual priesthood for him and his future descendants,^(C) because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”