Exodus 30:30
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Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.
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He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.
You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.
Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments.
These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”