Leviticus 8:1-13 - Installing The Priests

¹ Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ² “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments [which are symbols of their office], and the anointing oil, and the bull for the sin offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread; ³ and assemble the entire congregation at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting.” ⁴ Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the congregation was assembled at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting. ⁵ Moses said to the congregation, “This is what the Lord has commanded us to do.”

⁶ Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. ⁷ He put the undertunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him in the robe, and put the ephod (an upper vestment) on him. He tied the [skillfully woven] band of the ephod around him, with which he secured it to Aaron. ⁸ Moses then put the breastpiece on Aaron, and he put in the breastpiece the Urim and the Thummim [the sacred articles the high priest used when seeking God’s will concerning the nation]. ⁹ He also put the turban on Aaron’s head, and on it, in the front, Moses placed the golden plate, the holy crown, just as the Lord had commanded him.

¹⁰ Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them. ¹¹ He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times and anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the basin and its stand, to consecrate them. ¹² Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him. ¹³ Next Moses brought Aaron’s sons forward, put undertunics on them, belted them with sashes, and bound caps on them, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.