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you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”
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Even the priests, who approach the Lord, must consecrate themselves, or the Lord will break out against them.”
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The Lord replied, “Go down and bring Aaron up with you. But the priests and the people must not force their way through to come up to the Lord, or he will break out against them.”
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The Priestly Garments
“Have Aaron your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, so they may serve me as priests.
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These are the garments they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve me as priests.
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After you put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.
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Consecration of the Priests
“This is what you are to do to consecrate them, so they may serve me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without defect.
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“So I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar and will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.
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“Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.
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and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests,
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the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary—both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests.”
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and the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when serving as priests.
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Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be to a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations.”
