Leviticus 16:22

Leviticus 16:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
• New International Version (NIV)The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The goat shall bear all their iniquities on itself to a remote area, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an uninhabited land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.

Context of Leviticus 16:22

20“When he has finished purifying the holy place, the Meeting Tent, and the altar, he is to present the live goat. 21Aaron is to lay his two hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities of the Israelites and all their transgressions in regard to all their sins, and thus he is to put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man standing ready. The goat is to bear on itself all their iniquities into an inaccessible land, so he is to send the goat away in the wilderness. 23“Aaron must then enter the Meeting Tent and take off the linen garments which he had put on when he entered the sanctuary, and leave them there. 24Then he must bathe his body in water in a holy place, put on his clothes, and go out and make his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering. So he is to make atonement on behalf of himself and the people.

Leviticus 16:22 word by word

וְנָשָׂ֨א הַשָּׂעִ֥יר עָלָ֛יו אֶת־כָּל־עֲוֹנֹתָ֖ם אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ גְּזֵרָ֑ה וְשִׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־הַשָּׂעִ֖יר בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the goatשָׂעִירώâ‛îyr ώâ‛ir · he-goatH8163
• shall bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: guiltH5375
• upon him all their iniquitiesעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• unto a landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• not inhabitedגְּזֵרָהgezêrâh · isolationH1509
• and he shall let goשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057

Cross-references for Leviticus 16:22

• Isaiah 53:11Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done. “My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins.
• John 1:29On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
• Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)
• Hebrews 9:28so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.
• 1 Peter 2:24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.
• Psalms 103:10He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.
• Ezekiel 18:22None of the sins he has committed will be held against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live.
• Micah 7:19You will once again have mercy on us; you will conquer our evil deeds; you will hurl our sins into the depths of the sea.

Commentaries on Leviticus 16:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-25Verses 11-25 It is important, in reference to the meaning of the day of atonement, to observe the order of the rites as they are described in these verses. Leviticus 16:12 A censer - See Exodus 25:38 note. The altar before the Lord - i. e. the altar of burnt-offering on which the fire was always burning. Leviticus 16:14 The high priest must have come out from the most holy place to fetch the blood, leaving the censer smoking within, and then have entered…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-34Verses 15-34 Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with which atonement is made; for he is all in all in our reconciliation to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-34The day of atonement, on the tenth day of the seventh month, was the most serious and holy day of the year for Israelites (see Leviticus 16:29; 23:27; Numbers 29:7). It was the only required fast and a Sabbath of rest for all the people (Leviticus 23:32). The Feast of Trumpets came before it and announced its arrival (Numbers 29:1, 7–11). On this day, God forgave the sins of the community. Only the high priest, Aaron, could lead the ceremony because he…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2220-22. he shall bring the live goat--Having already been presented before the Lord (Le 16:10), it was now brought forward to the high priest, who, placing his hands upon its head, and "having confessed over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins," transferred them by this act to the goat as their substitute. It was then delivered into the hands of a person, who was appointed to lead him away into a…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 16:22

• Atonement
• Church
• Desert
• Offerings
• Scapegoat
• Substitution

In the dictionaries

• Attire
• Burnt offering
• Coat
• High priest
• Scapegoat
• Atonement, Day of
• Azazel
• Clean
• Cleanse
• Demon; Demoniac; Demonology

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