ולחם מצות, is called לחם. This “bread,” though described as “unleavened,” contained oil as this is the same “bread” described as לחם שמן in Leviticus 8,26 where the inauguration rites are described. The meaning of the various other flour-based items mentioned here are described in detail in Menachot folios 74 and 75. There were a total of ten such flour-based products of each category listed here.

והקרבת אותם בסל, you will bring them to the courtyard of the Tabernacle, עזרה, in a basket.

וחגרת אותם אבנט אהרן ובניו; concerning the sequence in which these garments were to be put on there is a disagreement in Yuma 5 seeing that the order mentioned here does not correspond to the order written in Leviticus 8,7-9. I believe, that the very fact that we find two versions as to the sequence is meant to tell us that the sequence in which these garment were put on did not matter.

וקדשת את חזה התנופה ואת שוק התרומה; both the word וקדשת and the word תנופה indicate that the object is to be set aside, treated as something apart. When speaking of the chest the Torah uses the term תנופה, seeing only it was “waved” as part of the procedure; it was consumed by the priests. The thigh was burned up on the altar. However, on future occasions of sacrificial offerings of which the priests were allocated parts of the sacrificial meat, both were to be consumed by the priests.

למשחה בהם, the fact that they would be anointed with oil was equivalent to their receiving medals in the secular part of the world. The importance of this anointing is best illustrated by David when he says in Psalms 105,15 אל תגעו במשיחי, “do not dare touch those who have been anointed by Me!”

ילבשם הכהן, the newly appointed High Priest is to wear them prior to his being inaugurated.

שבעת ימים תמלא ידם, during the seven days preceding the eight’s day when Aaron would commence to officiate as High Priest assisted by his sons, Moses would erect the Tabernacle every single day, and he himself would offer sacrificial offerings. Each evening he would dissemble the Tabernacle. On the eighth day, the first day of the month of Nissan, the Tabernacle would be assembled completely as described in Exodus 40,2. and 40,17. That was the date which marked the beginning of Aaron’s holding the office of High Priest.

כל הנוגע, anyone touching or approaching the altar too closely would become sanctified by this, i.e. he had to see to it that he was in a state of ritual purity prior to approaching the altar.

ונקדש בכבודי, I will manifest Myself to the people of Israel when the Tabernacle will be erected and the celestial fire will descend and consume the meat offerings on the copper altar in the area between the vestibule and the sanctuary. Leviticus 9,4 testifies that this did indeed occur, the verse concluding with “the glory of the Lord became manifest before the whole people,” followed by “fire originated from the presence of the Lord and

הוצאתי אותם מארץ מצרים, in order to take up residence among them.