Ordination of Aaron and His Sons

8 The Lord spoke to Moses: ² “Take Aaron, his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil,^(A) the bull of the sin^[a] offering, the two rams, and the basket^(B) of unleavened bread, ³ and assemble the whole community^(C) at the entrance to the tent of meeting.” ⁴ So Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the community assembled at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ⁵ Moses said to them, “This is what the Lord has commanded to be done.”

⁶ Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

⁸ The one who is to be cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; he is clean. Afterward he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days. ⁹ He is to shave off all his hair again on the seventh day: his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He is to wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; he is clean.

¹⁹ The priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands^(A) of the Nazirite after he has shaved his consecrated head.