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29 Moses took the breast and presented it as an offering that was waved before the Lord. It was the portion for Moses from the ram of ordination, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

30 After Moses had taken some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, he sprinkled them on Aaron, on his garments, and on his sons, and on the garments of his sons as well. In this way he consecrated Aaron, his garments, his sons, and the garments of his sons as well.

31 Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons: “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. You shall eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination, just as I commanded when I said,[a] ‘Aaron and his sons shall eat it.’

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 8:31 The ancient versions read just as I was commanded to say.

29 Moses also took the breast, which was his share of the ordination ram,(A) and waved it before the Lord as a wave offering, as the Lord commanded Moses.

30 Then Moses(B) took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood from the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments(C) and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated(D) Aaron and his garments and his sons and their garments.

31 Moses then said to Aaron and his sons, “Cook the meat at the entrance to the tent of meeting(E) and eat it there with the bread from the basket of ordination offerings, as I was commanded: ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’

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