New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 16:1-10

1Now the Lord spoke to Moses after 1the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they had approached the presence of the Lord and died. 2The Lord said to Moses:

“Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter 2at 3any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the 4atoning cover which is on the ark, or he will die; for 5I will appear in the cloud over the 6atoning cover. 3Aaron shall enter the Holy Place with this: with a 7bull as a 8 9sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering. 4He shall put on the 10holy linen tunic, and the linen undergarments shall be next to his 11body, and he shall be wrapped about the waist with the linen sash and the linen turban wound around his forehead (these are holy garments). He shall 12bathe his 13body in water and put them on. 5And he shall take from the congregation of the sons of Israel 14two male goats as a 15sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering. 6Then 16Aaron shall offer the bull as the 17sin offering, which is for himself, so that he may make atonement for himself and for his household. 7He shall then take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting. 8Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for 18the 19scapegoat. 9Then Aaron shall offer the goat on which the lot for the Lord fell, and make it a 20sin offering. 10But the goat on which the lot for 21the 22scapegoat fell shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make 23atonement upon it, to send it into the wilderness 24as the 25scapegoat.

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Notes

1. Leviticus 16:1 Lev 10:1, 2 ↩
2. Leviticus 16:2 Ex 30:10; Heb 6:19; 9:7, 25 ↩
3. Leviticus 16:2 I.e., of his own choosing ↩
4. Leviticus 16:2 Also called mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement ↩
5. Leviticus 16:2 Ex 25:21, 22; 40:34; 1 Kin 8:10-12 ↩
6. Leviticus 16:2 Also called mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement ↩
7. Leviticus 16:3 Or bull of the herd ↩
8. Leviticus 16:3 Or purification offering ↩
9. Leviticus 16:3 Lev 4:1-12; 16:6; Heb 9:7 ↩
10. Leviticus 16:4 Ex 28:39, 42 ↩
11. Leviticus 16:4 Lit flesh ↩
12. Leviticus 16:4 Ex 30:20; Lev 16:24; Heb 10:22 ↩
13. Leviticus 16:4 Lit flesh ↩
14. Leviticus 16:5 Lev 4:13-21; 2 Chr 29:21; Ezek 45:22 ↩
15. Leviticus 16:5 Or purification offering ↩
16. Leviticus 16:6 Heb 5:3 ↩
17. Leviticus 16:6 Or purification offering ↩
18. Leviticus 16:8 Or possibly, Azazel (a name) ↩
19. Leviticus 16:8 I.e., the goat that leaves (escapes); or goat of removal of sins ↩
20. Leviticus 16:9 Or purification offering ↩
21. Leviticus 16:10 Or possibly, Azazel (a name) ↩
22. Leviticus 16:10 I.e., the goat that leaves (escapes); or goat of removal of sins ↩
23. Leviticus 16:10 Is 53:4-10; Rom 3:25; 1 John 2:2 ↩
24. Leviticus 16:10 Or possibly, for Azazel ↩
25. Leviticus 16:10 I.e., the goat that leaves (escapes); or goat of removal of sins ↩

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