Bible Verses About Priests

the garments for officiating, for serving in the Holy Place; the holy garments for Aharon the cohen; and the garments for his sons to serve in the office of cohen.

Put the holy garments on Aharon, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he can serve me in the office of cohen.

Bring his sons, put tunics on them,

and anoint them as you anointed their father, so that they can serve me in the office of cohen. Their anointing will signify that the office of cohen is theirs through all their generations."

In this way, the fire on the altar will be kept burning and not be allowed to go out. Each morning, the cohen is to kindle wood on it, arrange the burnt offering and make the fat of the peace offerings go up in smoke.

Fire is to be kept burning on the altar continually; it is not to go out.

Every male from a family of cohanim may eat it; it is to be eaten in a holy place; it is especially holy.

The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law governs them - it will belong to the cohen who uses it to make atonement.

"'The cohen who offers someone's burnt offering will possess the hide of the burnt offering which he has offered.

"'Every grain offering baked in the oven, cooked in a pot or fried on a griddle will belong to the cohen who offers it.

But every grain offering which is mixed with olive oil or is dry will belong to all the sons of Aharon equally.

The cohen is to make the fat go up in smoke on the altar, but the breast will belong to Aharon and his descendants.

For the breast that has been waved and the thigh that has been contributed I have taken from the people of Isra'el out of their sacrifices of peace offerings and given them to Aharon the cohen and to his descendants as their share forever from the people of Isra'el.'"

Moshe brought Aharon and his sons, washed them with water,

Moshe brought Aharon's sons, clothed them with tunics, wrapped sashes on them and put headgear on them, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.

Then the young bull for the sin offering was brought, and Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering.

After it had been slaughtered, Moshe took the blood and put it on the horns of the altar all the way around with his finger, thus purifying the altar. The remaining blood he poured out at the base of the altar and consecrated it, to make atonement for it.

Moshe took all the fat on the inner organs, the covering of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and made it go up in smoke on the altar.

But the bull, its hide, its flesh and its dung were taken outside the camp and burned up completely, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.

Next, the ram for the burnt offering was presented. Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram;

and after it had been slaughtered, Moshe splashed the blood on all sides of the altar.

When the ram had been cut in pieces, Moshe made the head, the pieces and the fat go up in smoke.

When the inner organs and the lower parts of the legs had been washed with water, Moshe made the entire ram go up in smoke on the altar; it was a burnt offering giving a fragrant aroma, an offering made by fire to ADONAI - as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.

Then the other ram was presented, the ram of consecration; Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

After it had been slaughtered, Moshe took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aharon's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.