But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the most holy place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offerings and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

亚伦和他的子孙在燔祭坛和香坛上献祭烧香，又在至圣所办理一切的事，为以色列人赎罪，是照神仆人摩西所吩咐的。

亚伦和他的子孙在燔祭坛和香坛上献祭烧香，办理至圣所一切的事，为以色列赎罪，正如上帝仆人摩西所吩咐的一切。

亚伦和他的子孙在燔祭坛和香坛上献祭烧香，办理至圣所一切的事，为以色列赎罪，正如神仆人摩西所吩咐的一切。

亚伦和他的后代在祭坛和香坛上献祭烧香，负责至圣所里的各种工作，为以色列人赎罪，正如上帝的仆人摩西的吩咐。

亚伦和他的子孙，却在燔祭坛上和香坛上，献祭烧香，作至圣所里的各种工作，为以色列人赎罪，是完全照着神的仆人摩西所吩咐的。

亞倫和他的子孫在燔祭壇和香壇上獻祭燒香，又在至聖所辦理一切的事，為以色列人贖罪，是照神僕人摩西所吩咐的。

亞倫和他的子孫在燔祭壇和香壇上獻祭燒香，辦理至聖所一切的事，為以色列贖罪，正如上帝僕人摩西所吩咐的一切。

亞倫和他的子孫在燔祭壇和香壇上獻祭燒香，辦理至聖所一切的事，為以色列贖罪，正如神僕人摩西所吩咐的一切。

亞倫和他的後代在祭壇和香壇上獻祭燒香，負責至聖所裡的各種工作，為以色列人贖罪，正如上帝的僕人摩西的吩咐。

亞倫和他的子孫，卻在燔祭壇上和香壇上，獻祭燒香，作至聖所裡的各種工作，為以色列人贖罪，是完全照著神的僕人摩西所吩咐的。

但是亞倫和他的子孫卻在燔祭壇和香壇上燻祭燒香，作至聖所一切的工，為以色列人除罪，都照上帝的僕人摩西所吩咐的。

惟亞倫及其子孫、獻祭於燔祭壇及香壇、又供諸役於至聖所、為以色列人贖罪、循上帝僕摩西所命、

亞倫及其子、奉事於祭壇及香壇前、亦在至聖之所、為以色列族贖罪、循上帝僕摩西之命。

亞倫及其子孫、在火焚祭臺、焚香臺、獻祭焚香、又在至聖所供役、為以色列人贖罪、循天主之僕摩西凡所命者、○

But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

Aaron and his sons after him brought the offerings. They sacrificed them on the altar of burnt offering. They also burned incense on the altar of incense. That was part of what they did in the Most Holy Room. That’s how they paid for the sin of Israel. They did everything just as Moses, the servant of God, had commanded.

But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them.

But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the most holy place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offerings and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, in accordance with everything that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

But Aaron and his sons offered sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt- offering, and upon the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense,[ and were appointed] for all the work of the[ place] most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

But Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense as they had been assigned to do in the most holy sanctuary. They made atonement for Israel, just as God’s servant Moses had ordered.

But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

“ You are to construct the altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, 7 1/2 feet long, and 7 1/2 feet wide; it must be 4 1/2 feet high.Make horns for it on its four corners; the horns are to be of one piece. Overlay it with bronze.Make its pots for removing ashes, and its shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; make all its utensils of bronze.Construct a grate for it of bronze mesh, and make four bronze rings on the mesh at its four corners.Set it below, under the altar’s ledge, so that the mesh comes halfway up the altar.Then make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow. They are to make it just as it was shown to you on the mountain.

“ You are to make an altar for the burning of incense; make it of acacia wood.It must be square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide; it must be 36 inches high. Its horns must be of one piece.Overlay its top, all around its sides, and its horns with pure gold; make a gold molding all around it.Make two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with.Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.“ You are to place the altar in front of the veil by the ark of the testimony— in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony— where I will meet with you.Aaron must burn fragrant incense on it; he must burn it every morning when he tends the lamps.

He is to offer this bull just as he did with the bull in the sin offering; he will offer it the same way. So the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.

“ Once a year Aaron is to perform the purification rite on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he is to perform the purification rite for it once a year, with the blood of the sin offering for atonement. The altar is especially holy to the Lord.”The Lord spoke to Moses:“ When you take a census of the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransom for himself to the Lord as they are registered. Then no plague will come on them as they are registered.Everyone who is registered must pay half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel( 20 gerahs to the shekel). This half shekel is a contribution to the Lord.Each man who is registered, 20 years old or more, must give this contribution to the Lord.The wealthy may not give more and the poor may not give less than half a shekel when giving the contribution to the Lord to atone for your lives.Take the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will serve as a reminder for the Israelites before the Lord to atone for your lives.”

The Lord said to Moses:“ Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them: A priest is not to make himself ceremonially unclean for a dead person among his relatives,except for his immediate family: his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother.He may make himself unclean for his young unmarried sister in his immediate family.He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage and so defile himself.“ Priests may not make bald spots on their heads, shave the edge of their beards, or make gashes on their bodies.They are to be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they present the fire offerings to Yahweh, the food of their God, and they must be holy.They are not to marry a woman defiled by prostitution. They are not to marry one divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.You are to consider him holy since he presents the food of your God. He will be holy to you because I, Yahweh who sets you apart, am holy.If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by promiscuity, she defiles her father; she must be burned up.“ The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the garments, must not dishevel his hair or tear his garments.He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother.He must not leave the sanctuary or he will desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him; I am Yahweh.“ He is to marry a woman who is a virgin.He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,so that he does not corrupt his bloodline among his people, for I am Yahweh who sets him apart.”The Lord spoke to Moses:“ Tell Aaron: None of your descendants throughout your generations who has a physical defect is to come near to present the food of his God.No man who has any defect is to come near: no man who is blind, lame, facially disfigured, or deformed;no man who has a broken foot or hand,or who is a hunchback or a dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect is to come near to present the fire offerings to the Lord. He has a defect and is not to come near to present the food of his God.He may eat the food of his God from what is especially holy as well as from what is holy.

The priest must then make atonement for the entire Israelite community so that they may be forgiven, for the sin was unintentional. They are to bring their offering, one made by fire to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord for their unintentional sin.

He is to slaughter the bull before the Lord; Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

They must eat those things by which atonement was made at the time of their ordination and consecration. An unauthorized person must not eat them, for these things are holy.

The sons of Aaron the priest will prepare a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, the head, and the suet on top of the burning wood on the altar.The offerer must wash its entrails and shanks with water. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

“ The Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, will have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They will eat the Lord’s fire offerings; that is their inheritance.Although Levi has no inheritance among his brothers, the Lord is his inheritance, as He promised him.This is the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether it is an ox, a sheep, or a goat; the priests are to be given the shoulder, jaws, and stomach.You are to give him the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first sheared wool of your flock.For Yahweh your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes to stand and minister in His name from now on.When a Levite leaves one of your towns where he lives in Israel and wants to go to the place the Lord chooses,he may serve in the name of Yahweh his God like all his fellow Levites who minister there in the presence of the Lord.They will eat equal portions besides what he has received from the sale of the family estate.

So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, as the Lord had said.

Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar when you make atonement for it, and anoint it in order to consecrate it.For seven days you must make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. The altar will become especially holy; whatever touches the altar will become holy.

So Moses told Korah,“ You and all your followers are to appear before the Lord tomorrow— you, they, and Aaron.Each of you is to take his firepan, place incense on it, and present his firepan before the Lord— 250 firepans. You and Aaron are each to present your firepan also.”Each man took his firepan, placed fire in it, put incense on it, and stood at the entrance to the tent of meeting along with Moses and Aaron.After Korah assembled the whole community against them at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole community.The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,“ Separate yourselves from this community so I may consume them instantly.”But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said,“ God, God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You vent Your wrath on the whole community?”The Lord replied to Moses,“ Tell the community: Get away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.He warned the community,“ Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”So they got away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their tents with their wives, children, and infants.Then Moses said,“ This is how you will know that the Lord sent me to do all these things and that it was not of my own will:If these men die naturally as all people would, and suffer the fate of all, then the Lord has not sent me.But if the Lord brings about something unprecedented, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them along with all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have despised the Lord.”Just as he finished speaking all these words, the ground beneath them split open.The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, all Korah’s people, and all their possessions.They went down alive into Sheol with all that belonged to them. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought,“ The earth may swallow us too!”Fire also came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were presenting the incense.Then the Lord spoke to Moses:“ Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the firepans from the burning debris, because they are holy, and scatter the fire far away.As for the firepans of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, make them into hammered sheets as plating for the altar, for they presented them before the Lord, and the firepans are holy. They will be a sign to the Israelites.”So Eleazar the priest took the bronze firepans that those who were burned had presented, and they were hammered into plating for the altar,just as the Lord commanded him through Moses. It was to be a reminder for the Israelites that no unauthorized person outside the lineage of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the Lord and become like Korah and his followers.The next day the entire Israelite community complained about Moses and Aaron, saying,“ You have killed the Lord’s people!”When the community assembled against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the tent of meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it, and the Lord’s glory appeared.Moses and Aaron went to the front of the tent of meeting,and the Lord said to Moses,“ Get away from this community so that I may consume them instantly.” But they fell facedown.Then Moses told Aaron,“ Take your firepan, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the community and make atonement for them, because wrath has come from the Lord; the plague has begun.”So Aaron took his firepan as Moses had ordered, ran into the middle of the assembly, and saw that the plague had begun among the people. After he added incense, he made atonement for the people.He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was halted.But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who died because of the Korah incident.Aaron then returned to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, since the plague had been halted.The Lord instructed Moses:“ Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral house, 12 staffs from all the leaders of their ancestral houses. Write each man’s name on his staff.Write Aaron’s name on Levi’s staff, because there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral house.Then place them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony where I meet with you.The staff of the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the Israelites’ complaints that they have been making about you.”So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each of the leaders of their ancestral houses, 12 staffs in all. Aaron’s staff was among them.Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony.The next day Moses entered the tent of the testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, formed buds, blossomed, and produced almonds!Moses then brought out all the staffs from the Lord’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.The Lord told Moses,“ Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the testimony to be kept as a sign for the rebels, so that you may put an end to their complaints before Me, or else they will die.”So Moses did as the Lord commanded him.Then the Israelites declared to Moses,“ Look, we’re perishing! We’re lost; we’re all lost!Anyone who comes near the Lord’s tabernacle will die. Will we all perish?”

If then, perfection came through the Levitical priesthood( for under it the people received the law), what further need was there for another priest to appear, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must be a change of law as well.For the One these things are spoken about belonged to a different tribe. No one from it has served at the altar.Now it is evident that our Lord came from Judah, and Moses said nothing about that tribe concerning priests.

and to be gracious to him and say,“ Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom,”

The Lord spoke to Moses:“ Take Aaron, his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,and assemble the whole community at the entrance to the tent of meeting.”So Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the community assembled at the entrance to the tent of meeting.Moses said to them,“ This is what the Lord has commanded to be done.”Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.He put the tunic on Aaron, wrapped the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He put the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim into the breastpiece.He also put the turban on his head and placed the gold medallion, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the Lord had commanded Moses.Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it to consecrate them.

After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, who had served Moses: