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The Lord ordained Moses because of his faithfulness and gentleness; he chose him out of all human beings.
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The Lord let Moses hear his voice; he led him into the deep darkness, and he gave Moses commandments face-to-face, an instruction for life, and knowledge to teach the covenant to Jacob and his laws to Israel.
Aaron
6 The Lord exalted Aaron, a holy person like Moses, his brother from the tribe of Levi.
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The Lord established an eternal covenant with him and gave him the priesthood of the people. He blessed Aaron with dignity, and wrapped him in a glorious cloak.
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The Lord clothed him with unrivaled praise, and honored him with objects of power— leggings, a full-length robe, and the priestly vest.
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He encircled Aaron with pomegranates, with a great number of gold bells all around, in order to create a sound when he stepped, to make a sound that would be heard in the temple, as a reminder for the children of the Lord's people.
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He clothed Aaron with the priestly vest, with gold, blue, and purple, the work of an embroiderer, with the oracle of judgment for making the truth known;
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with braided scarlet, the work of a craftsperson; with the precious stones of an engraved seal in a gold setting, the work of a jeweler, as a memorial in engraved writing according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
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He set a gold crown upon his turban, carved with a sacred seal, an item worthy of praise, a work of strength, desirable objects to look at, richly adorned.
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Before Aaron, such beautiful things had not existed. No stranger will ever wear them, but only his sons and his descendants for all time.
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His sacrifices will be entirely burned up twice daily, for all time.