New American Standard Bible 2020
Leviticus 16:5-28
5And he shall take from the congregation of the sons of Israel 1two male goats as a 2sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering. 6Then 3Aaron shall offer the bull as the 4sin 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 5the 6scapegoat. 9Then Aaron shall offer the goat on which the lot for the Lord fell, and make it a 7sin offering. 10But the goat on which the lot for 8the 9scapegoat fell shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make 10atonement upon it, to send it into the wilderness 11as the 12scapegoat.
11“Then Aaron shall offer the bull of the 13sin offering 14which is for himself and make atonement for himself and 15for his household, and he shall slaughter the bull of the 16sin offering which is for himself. 12He shall take a 17firepan full of coals of fire from upon the altar before the Lord and 18two handfuls of finely ground 19sweet incense, and bring it inside the veil. 13He shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, so that the cloud of incense may cover the 20atoning cover that is on the ark of the testimony, 21otherwise he will die. 14Moreover, 22he shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it 23with his finger on the atoning cover on the east side; also in front of the atoning cover he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.
15“Then he shall slaughter the goat of the sin offering, 24which is for the people, and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the atoning cover and in front of the atoning cover. 1625He shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the impurities of the sons of Israel and because of their unlawful acts regarding all their sins; and he shall do so for the tent of meeting which remains with them in the midst of their impurities. 17When he goes in to make atonement in the Holy Place, no one shall be in the tent of meeting until he comes out, so that he may make atonement for himself and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel. 18Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the Lord and make atonement for it; he shall take some of the blood from the bull and some of the blood from the goat, and 26put it on the horns of the altar on all sides. 1927With his finger he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it seven times and cleanse it, and consecrate it from the impurities of the sons of Israel.
20“When he finishes atoning for the Holy Place and the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall offer the live goat. 21Then Aaron shall lay both of his hands on the head of the live goat, and 28confess over it all the wrongdoings of the sons of Israel and all their unlawful acts regarding all their sins; and he shall place them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who stands ready. 22Then the goat shall carry on itself all their wrongdoings to an 29isolated territory; he shall release the goat in the wilderness.
23“Then Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting and take off 30the linen garments which he put on when he went into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there. 24And 31he shall bathe his 32body with water in a holy place and put on 33his clothes, and come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people. 25Then he shall offer up in smoke the fat of the sin offering on the altar. 26The one who released the goat 34as the 35scapegoat 36shall wash his clothes and bathe his 37body with water; then afterward he shall come into the camp. 27But the bull of the 38sin offering and the goat of the 39sin offering, 40whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be taken outside the camp, and they shall burn their hides, their flesh, and their refuse in the fire. 28Then the 41one who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body with water; and afterward he shall come into the camp.
Notes
- 1. Leviticus 16:5 Lev 4:13-21; 2 Chr 29:21; Ezek 45:22 ↩
- 2. Leviticus 16:5 Or purification offering ↩
- 3. Leviticus 16:6 Heb 5:3 ↩
- 4. Leviticus 16:6 Or purification offering ↩
- 5. Leviticus 16:8 Or possibly, Azazel (a name) ↩
- 6. Leviticus 16:8 I.e., the goat that leaves (escapes); or goat of removal of sins ↩
- 7. Leviticus 16:9 Or purification offering ↩
- 8. Leviticus 16:10 Or possibly, Azazel (a name) ↩
- 9. Leviticus 16:10 I.e., the goat that leaves (escapes); or goat of removal of sins ↩
- 10. Leviticus 16:10 Is 53:4-10; Rom 3:25; 1 John 2:2 ↩
- 11. Leviticus 16:10 Or possibly, for Azazel ↩
- 12. Leviticus 16:10 I.e., the goat that leaves (escapes); or goat of removal of sins ↩
- 13. Leviticus 16:11 Or purification offering ↩
- 14. Leviticus 16:11 Heb 7:27; 9:7 ↩
- 15. Leviticus 16:11 Lev 16:33 ↩
- 16. Leviticus 16:11 Or purification offering ↩
- 17. Leviticus 16:12 Lev 10:1; Num 16:18 ↩
- 18. Leviticus 16:12 Lit the filling of the hollow of his hands ↩
- 19. Leviticus 16:12 Ex 30:34-38 ↩
- 20. Leviticus 16:13 Ex 25:21 ↩
- 21. Leviticus 16:13 Ex 28:43; Lev 22:9; Num 4:15, 20 ↩
- 22. Leviticus 16:14 Heb 9:25 ↩
- 23. Leviticus 16:14 Lev 4:6, 17 ↩
- 24. Leviticus 16:15 Heb 7:27; 9:7, 12 ↩
- 25. Leviticus 16:16 Ex 29:36, 37; 30:10; Heb 2:17 ↩
- 26. Leviticus 16:18 Lev 4:25; Ezek 43:20, 22 ↩
- 27. Leviticus 16:19 Lev 16:14; Ezek 43:20 ↩
- 28. Leviticus 16:21 Lev 5:5 ↩
- 29. Leviticus 16:22 Or infertile ↩
- 30. Leviticus 16:23 Lev 16:4; Ezek 42:14; 44:19 ↩
- 31. Leviticus 16:24 Lev 16:4 ↩
- 32. Leviticus 16:24 Lit flesh ↩
- 33. Leviticus 16:24 Ex 28:40, 41 ↩
- 34. Leviticus 16:26 Or possibly, for Azazel (a name) ↩
- 35. Leviticus 16:26 I.e., the goat that leaves (escapes); or goat of removal of sins ↩
- 36. Leviticus 16:26 Lev 11:25, 40 ↩
- 37. Leviticus 16:26 Lit flesh ↩
- 38. Leviticus 16:27 Or purification offering ↩
- 39. Leviticus 16:27 Or purification offering ↩
- 40. Leviticus 16:27 Lev 6:30; Heb 13:11 ↩
- 41. Leviticus 16:28 Num 19:8 ↩
Commentaries on Leviticus 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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