Exodus 29:31-46

31Take the male sheep that makes Aaron God's special servant. Cook its meat in a holy place in the yard of the tabernacle.

32Aaron and his sons must eat this meat and the bread that was in the basket. They must do this at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.

33That meat was part of the sacrifice which made them clean from their sins. It made them God's special servants as his priests. No other person may eat those things, because they are holy.

34But if any of the meat from the offerings remains until the morning, you must burn it. Also burn any bread that remains. You must not eat it, because it is holy.

35Do everything that I have commanded you, to make Aaron and his sons my special servants. Take seven days to do this.

36Kill a bull each day, as a sacrifice that makes people clean from their sins. Also make the altar clean and pure. Pour oil over it to make it holy for me.

37Do this to the altar for seven days to make it pure. Then it will be completely holy. Anything that touches the altar will become holy too.

38You must offer a regular gift on the altar each day. This offering must be two lambs that are one year old.

39Offer one lamb in the morning and the other lamb in the evening.

40With the first lamb, offer two litres of good flour. Mix the flour with one litre of olive oil. Also offer one litre of wine as a drink offering.

41Kill the other lamb in the evening. Offer it with the same gifts of food and drink as in the morning. It is a burnt offering to the Lord. Its smell pleases him.

42You and your descendants must continue to make this burnt offering as a regular offering to me, the Lord. Offer it to me at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. I will meet with you there and I will speak to you.

43I will meet with the Israelites there. My bright glory will make it a holy place.

44In that way I will make the Tent of Meeting and its altar a special, holy place. Aaron and his sons will become my special servants. They will serve me as my priests.

45I will live among the Israelites and I will be their God.

46They will know that I am the Lord their God. I brought them out of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the Lord their God.