Next Moseshad Aaron'ssonscomenearand clothedthem with tunics,and girdedthem with sashesand boundcapson them, justas the LORDhad commandedMoses.
Let Your priestsbe clothedwith righteousness,And let Your godlyonessingfor joy.
"You shall putthe holygarmentson Aaronand anointhim and consecratehim, that he may ministeras a priestto Me.
Thus Mosesdid;according to allthat the LORDhad commandedhim, sohe did.
I will rejoicegreatlyin the LORD,My soulwill exultin my God;For He has clothedme with garmentsof salvation,He has wrappedme with a robeof righteousness,As a bridegroomdeckshimself with a garland,And as a brideadornsherself with her jewels.
But you will be calledthe priestsof the LORD;You will be spokenof [as] ministersof our God.You will eatthe wealthof nations,And in their richesyou will boast.
"When the priestsenter,then they shall not goout into the outercourtfrom the sanctuarywithout layingtheretheir garmentsin whichthey minister,for they are holy.They shall puton othergarments;then they shall approachthat whichis for the people."
So they cameforwardand carriedthem still in their tunicsto the outsideof the camp,as Moseshad said.
After he had washedthe entrailsand the legswith water,Mosesofferedup the wholeramin smokeon the altar.It was a burntofferingfor a soothingaroma;it was an offeringby fireto the LORD,justas the LORDhad commandedMoses.
you also,as livingstones,are being builtup as a spiritualhousefor a holypriesthood,to offerup spiritualsacrificesacceptableto GodthroughJesusChrist.
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
and He has madeus [to be] a kingdom,prieststo His Godand Father--to Him [be] the gloryand the dominionforever and ever.Amen.
"You have madethem [to be] a kingdomand prieststo our God;and they will reignupon the earth."
