19. “Take the other ram — the ram used for dedication — and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head.
20. Kill it, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobes of the right ears of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right-hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Throw the rest of the blood against all four sides of the altar.
21. Take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his clothes and on his sons and their clothes. He, his sons, and their clothes will then be dedicated to me.
22. “Cut away the ram's fat, the fat tail, the fat covering the internal organs, the best part of the liver, the two kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh.
23. From the basket of bread which has been offered to me, take one loaf of each kind: one loaf made with olive oil and one made without it and one biscuit.
24. Put all this food in the hands of Aaron and his sons and tell them to dedicate it to me as a special gift.
25. Then take it from them and burn it on the altar, on top of the burnt offering, as a food offering to me. The odour of this offering pleases me.
26. “Take the breast of this ram and dedicate it to me as a special gift. This part of the animal will be yours.
27. “When a priest is ordained, the breast and the thigh of the ram being used for the ordination are to be dedicated to me as a special gift and set aside for the priests.
28. It is my unchanging decision that when my people make their fellowship offerings, the breast and the thigh of the animal belong to the priests. This is the people's gift to me, the Lord.
29. “Aaron's priestly garments are to be handed on to his sons after his death, for them to wear when they are ordained.
30. The son of Aaron who succeeds him as priest and who goes into the Tent of my presence to serve in the Holy Place is to wear these garments for seven days.
31. “Take the meat of the ram used for the ordination of Aaron and his sons and boil it in a holy place.
32. At the entrance of the Tent of my presence they are to eat it along with the bread left in the basket.
33. They shall eat what was used in the ritual of forgiveness at their ordination. Only priests may eat this food, because it is sacred.
34. If some of the meat or some of the bread is not eaten by morning, it is to be burnt; it is not to be eaten, for it is sacred.
35. “Perform the rites of ordination for Aaron and his sons for seven days exactly as I have commanded you.
36. Each day you must offer a bull as a sacrifice, so that sin may be forgiven. This will purify the altar. Then anoint it with olive oil to make it holy.
37. Do this every day for seven days. Then the altar will be completely holy, and anyone or anything that touches it will be harmed by the power of its holiness.