Burn up the rest of the meat and the bread. The ordination offerings follow the same same-day consumption requirement as the thank offering: what remains after the meal is burned, not saved for tomorrow. The ordination meal is complete in itself; it does not generate provision for the following day. The first day of priestly service is complete when the meal is consumed and the remainder is burned. The thoroughness of the completion — nothing left, everything consumed or burned — communicates the completeness of the ordination. The installation is done; the service begins tomorrow.

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