⁴ Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.^{(A) 5} Take the garments^(B) and dress Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself and the breastpiece. Fasten the ephod on him by its skillfully woven waistband.^{(C) 6} Put the turban^(D) on his head and attach the sacred emblem^(E) to the turban. ⁷ Take the anointing oil^(F) and anoint him by pouring it on his head. ⁸ Bring his sons and dress them in tunics^{(G) 9} and fasten caps on them. Then tie sashes on Aaron and his sons.^[a](H) The priesthood is theirs by a lasting ordinance.^(I)

“Then you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.

¹⁹ When they go out into the outer court where the people are, they are to take off the clothes they have been ministering in and are to leave them in the sacred rooms, and put on other clothes, so that the people are not consecrated^(A) through contact with their garments.^(B)

⁴ The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.”

Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin,^(A) and I will put fine garments^(B) on you.”

⁵ Then I said, “Put a clean turban^(A) on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the Lord stood by.