Leviticus 8:14-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Ordination Sacrifices. 14 He brought forward the bull for a purification offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. 15 When it was slaughtered, Moses took the blood[a] and with his finger he put it on the horns around the altar, thus purifying the altar.(A) He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. Thus he consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it. 16 Taking all the fat that was over the inner organs, as well as the lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat,(B) Moses burned them on the altar. 17 The bull, however, with its hide and flesh and dung he burned in the fire outside the camp, as the Lord had commanded Moses to do.(C)
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- 8:15 Moses took the blood: Moses is acting as a priest in this chapter.
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