Every high priest is chosen from among the people. He is appointed to act for the people. He acts for them in whatever has to do with God. He offers gifts and sacrifices for their sins.

凡从人间挑选的大祭司，是奉派替人办理属神的事，为要献上礼物和赎罪祭。

凡从人间挑选的大祭司都是奉派替人办理属上帝的事，要为罪献上礼物和祭物。

凡从人间挑选的大祭司都是奉派替人办理属神的事，要为罪献上礼物和祭物。

从人间选出来的大祭司，都是受委任代表人办理与上帝有关的事，为人的罪向上帝献上礼物和赎罪祭。

每一个大祭司都是从人间选出来，奉派替人办理与神有关的事，为的是要献上礼物和赎罪的祭物。

每一个从人间选出来的大祭司，都是受委任替人办理属神的事，要为罪孽献上礼物和祭物。

凡從人間挑選的大祭司，是奉派替人辦理屬神的事，為要獻上禮物和贖罪祭。

凡從人間挑選的大祭司都是奉派替人辦理屬上帝的事，要為罪獻上禮物和祭物。

凡從人間挑選的大祭司都是奉派替人辦理屬神的事，要為罪獻上禮物和祭物。

從人間選出來的大祭司，都是受委任代表人辦理與上帝有關的事，為人的罪向上帝獻上禮物和贖罪祭。

每一個大祭司都是從人間選出來，奉派替人辦理與神有關的事，為的是要獻上禮物和贖罪的祭物。

凡大祭司從人中間選取了出來、而被設立、替人辦理關於上帝的事，要替罪供獻禮物和祭物，

每一個從人間選出來的大祭司，都是受委任替人辦理屬神的事，要為罪孽獻上禮物和祭物。

凡由人間所選之大祭司、乃為人而立以司上帝之事、俾其為罪獻祭與禮、

人間諸祭司長、為益人而立、以事上帝、俾得獻禮物祭祀、以贖人罪、

凡由人間選為大祭司者、皆為人而立、以理崇奉天主之事、使其獻禮物與贖罪之祭、

蓋世之大司祭莫不選自人間奉派代表眾人、司天主之事、以獻禮物、及贖罪之祭。

Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Every high priest is a man chosen to represent other people in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers sacrifices for their sins.

For every high priest taken from among men is appointed in matters pertaining to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of people in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins;

For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

For every high priest taken from men is appointed in service to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things[ pertaining] to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

For every high priest is taken from among the people and appointed to represent them before God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. So this priest also had to have something to offer.

Day after day every priest stands and does his special duties. He offers the same sacrifices again and again. But they can never take away sins.

That’s an example for the present time. It shows us that the gifts and sacrifices people offered were not enough. They were not able to remove the worshiper’s feelings of guilt.

So he had to be made like people, fully human in every way. Then he could serve God as a kind and faithful high priest. And then he could pay for the sins of the people by dying for them.

He isn’t like the other high priests. They need to offer sacrifices day after day. First they bring offerings for their own sins. Then they do it for the sins of the people. But Jesus gave one sacrifice for the sins of the people. He gave it once and for all time. He did it by offering himself.

Abel had faith. So he brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Because of his faith Abel was praised as a godly man. God said good things about his offerings. Because of his faith Abel still speaks. He speaks even though he is dead.

“ Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting. Bring their clothes and the anointing oil. Bring the bull for the sin offering. Also bring two rams. And bring the basket with the bread made without yeast.

Then Aaron brought the people’s offering. He took the goat for their sin offering and killed it. He offered it for a sin offering. He did just as he had done with his own sin offering.He brought the animal for the burnt offering. He offered it in the way the law requires.He also brought the grain offering. He took a handful of it and burned it on the altar. It was in addition to that morning’s burnt offering.Aaron killed the ox and the ram as the friendship offering for the people. His sons handed him the blood. He splashed it against the sides of the altar.His sons also brought the fat parts of the ox and the ram. They included the fat tail and the layer of fat. They also included the kidneys and the long part of the liver.Aaron’s sons placed everything on the breasts of the animals. Aaron burned the fat on the altar.He lifted up the breasts and the right thigh and waved them in front of the Lord as a wave offering. He did it just as Moses had commanded.

“ Have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites. His sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar must also be brought. They will serve me as priests.Make sacred clothes for your brother Aaron. When he is wearing them, people will honor him. They will have respect for him.Speak to all the skilled workers. I have given them the skill to do this kind of work. Tell them to make clothes for Aaron. He will wear them when he is set apart to serve me as priest.The workers must make a chest cloth, a linen apron and an outer robe. They must also make an inner robe, a turban and a belt. They must make sacred clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons. Then they will serve me as priests.Have the workers use thin gold wire, and blue, purple and bright red yarn, and fine linen.“ Make the linen apron out of thin gold wire, and out of blue, purple and bright red yarn, and out of finely twisted linen. Have a skilled worker make it.It must have two shoulder straps joined to two of its corners.Its skillfully made waistband must be like the apron. The waistband must be part of the apron itself. Make the waistband out of thin gold wire, and out of blue, purple and bright red yarn, and out of finely twisted linen.“ Get two onyx stones. Carve the names of the sons of Israel on them.Arrange them in the order of their birth. Carve six names on one stone and six on the other.Carve the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a jewel cutter would carve them. Then put the stones in fancy gold settings.Connect them to the shoulder straps of the linen apron. The stones will stand for the sons of Israel. Aaron must carry the names on his shoulders as a constant reminder while he is serving the Lord.Make fancy gold settings.Make two braided chains out of pure gold. Make them like ropes. Join the chains to the settings.

“ Here is what you must do to set apart Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. Get a young bull and two rams. They must not have any flaws.Get the finest wheat flour. Make round loaves of bread that do not have yeast in them. Make thick loaves of bread that do not have yeast in them. Mix olive oil into the thick loaves of bread. Also make thin loaves of bread that do not have yeast in them. Brush the thin loaves with olive oil.Put everything in a basket. Offer them along with the bull and the two rams.Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting. Wash them with water.Take the inner robe, the outer robe of the linen apron, the apron itself and the chest cloth. Dress Aaron in them. Take the skillfully made waistband and tie the apron on him with it.Put the turban on his head. Connect the sacred plate to the turban.Take the anointing oil and pour it on his head.Bring his sons and dress them in their inner robes.Put caps on their heads. Tie belts on Aaron and his sons. The work of the priests belongs to them. This is my law that will last for all time to come.“ Then you must prepare Aaron and his sons to serve me.“ Bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting. Have Aaron and his sons place their hands on its head.Kill it in front of the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.Dip your finger into some of the bull’s blood. Put it on the horns that stick out from the upper four corners of the altar. Pour the rest of it out at the base of the altar.Then take all the fat on the inside parts. Take the long part of the liver. Get both kidneys with the fat on them. And burn all of it on the altar.But burn the bull’s meat, hide and guts outside the camp. It is a sin offering.“ Get one of the rams. Have Aaron and his sons place their hands on its head.Kill it. Take the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar.Cut the ram into pieces. Wash the inside parts and the legs. Put them with the head and the other pieces.Then burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to me. It has a pleasant smell. It is a food offering presented to the Lord.“ Get the other ram. Have Aaron and his sons place their hands on its head.Kill it. Put some of its blood on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons. Put some on the thumbs of their right hands. Also put some on the big toes of their right feet. Then splash the blood against the sides of the altar.Get some of the blood from the altar. Also get some of the anointing oil. Sprinkle both of them on Aaron and his clothes and on his sons and their clothes. Then he and his sons and their clothes will be set apart to serve the Lord.“ Here is what you must take from this second ram. Take the fat, the fat tail and the fat around the inside parts. Take the long part of the liver. Also take both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh. It is the ram you must use when you prepare the priests to serve the Lord.Get one round loaf of bread and one thick loaf of bread with olive oil mixed in. Also get one thin loaf of bread. Take them from the basket of bread made without yeast. It is the one in front of the Lord.Put all these things in the hands of Aaron and his sons. Tell them to lift them up and wave them in front of the Lord as a wave offering.Then take all these things from their hands. Burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering. Its smell pleases the Lord. It is a food offering presented to the Lord.Get the breast of the ram used when you prepare Aaron to serve the Lord. Wave it in front of the Lord as a wave offering. It will be your share of the meat.“ Here are the parts of the second ram that belong to Aaron and his sons. You must set apart the breast that was waved and the thigh that was offered.It will be the regular share from the Israelites for Aaron and his sons. The people must give it to the Lord from their friendship offerings.“ Aaron’s sacred clothes will belong to his sons who will come after him. Then they can wear them when you anoint them and prepare them to serve the Lord.The son who comes after Aaron as priest must wear them seven days. He will come and serve in the Holy Room in the tent of meeting.“ Get the ram sacrificed when you prepare Aaron and his sons to serve the Lord. Cook the meat in a sacred place.Aaron and his sons must eat the ram’s meat. And they must eat the bread in the basket. They must eat all of it at the entrance to the tent of meeting.These are the offerings to pay for their sins. They must eat them. The offerings must be made when Aaron and his sons are set apart and prepared to serve the Lord. No one else can eat them. They are sacred.When you prepare Aaron and his sons to serve me, you will sacrifice the ram and the bread. If any parts of the ram or bread are left until morning, burn them up. They must not be eaten. They are sacred.“ Do everything I have commanded you to do for Aaron and his sons. Take seven days when you prepare them to serve the Lord.Sacrifice a bull each day. It is a sin offering to pay for their sins. Make the altar pure. Pour olive oil on it to set it apart.Take seven days to make the altar pure. Set it apart. Then the altar will be a very holy place. Anything that touches it will be holy.

The Lord spoke to Aaron. He said,“ You, your sons and your family are in charge of the sacred tent. You will be responsible for sins connected with the tent. And you and your sons alone will be responsible for sins connected with the office of priest.Bring the Levites from your tribe to join you. They will help you when you and your sons serve at the tent of meeting. That is where the tablets of the covenant law are kept.The Levites will work for you. They must do everything that needs to be done at the tent. But they must not go near anything that belongs to the sacred tent. And they must not go near the altar. If they do, they and you will die.

Moses said to Aaron,“ Come to the altar. Sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering. Pay for your sin and the sin of the people. Sacrifice the people’s offering. Pay for their sin. Do just as the Lord has commanded.”

Moses said to Aaron,“ Take your incense cup. Put incense in it. And put burning coals from the altar in it. Then hurry to the people and pay for their sin. The Lord has begun to show his anger. The plague has started.”So Aaron did as Moses said. He ran in among the people. The plague had already started among them. But Aaron offered the incense and paid for their sin.He stood between those alive and those dead. And the plague stopped.