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Exodus 29:29-30-37 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

29-30. After Aaron's death, his priestly clothes are to be handed down to each descendant who succeeds him as high priest, and these clothes must be worn during the seven-day ceremony of ordination.

31. Boil the meat of the ordination ram in a sacred place,

32. then Aaron and his sons are to eat it together with the three kinds of bread at the entrance to the sacred tent.

33. At their ordination, a ceremony of forgiveness was performed for them with this sacred food, and only they have the right to eat it.

34. If any of the sacred food is left until morning, it must be burnt up.

35. Repeat this ordination ceremony for Aaron and his sons seven days in a row, just as I have instructed you.

36. Each day you must offer a bull as a sacrifice for sin and as a way of purifying the altar. In addition, you must smear the altar with olive oil to make it completely holy.

37. Do this for seven days, and the altar will become so holy that anyone who touches it will become holy.