Leviticus 16

1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before Jehovah, and died;2 and Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat.3 Herewith shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering.4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with the linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: they are the holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on.5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two he-goats for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-offering.

6 And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.7 And he shall take the two goats, and set them before Jehovah at the door of the tent of meeting.8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for Jehovah, and the other lot for Azazel.9 And Aaron shall present the goat upon which the lot fell for Jehovah, and offer him for a sin-offering.10 But the goat, on which the lot fell for Azazel, shall be set alive before Jehovah, to make atonement for him, to send him away for Azazel into the wilderness.

11 And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself:12 and he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Jehovah, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil:13 and he shall put the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:14 and he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy-seat on the east; and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

15 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin-offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat, and before the mercy-seat:16 and he shall make atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleannesses of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, even all their sins: and so shall he do for the tent of meeting, that dwelleth with them in the midst of their uncleannesses.17 And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goeth in to make atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before Jehovah, and make atonement for it, and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleannesses of the children of Israel.

20 And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat:21 and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a man that is in readiness into the wilderness:22 and the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a solitary land: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

23 And Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:24 and he shall bathe his flesh in water in a holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt-offering and the burnt-offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people.25 And the fat of the sin-offering shall he burn upon the altar.26 And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.27 And the bullock of the sin-offering, and the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

29 And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you:30 for on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins shall ye be clean before Jehovah.31 It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.32 And the priest, who shall be anointed and who shall be consecrated to be priest in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments:33 and he shall make atonement for the holy sanctuary; and he shall make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar; and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly.34 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make atonement for the children of Israel because of all their sins once in the year. And he did as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Leviticus 16

The Day of Atonement

1 The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons when they approached the presence of the Lordt and died,

2 and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother that he must not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil-canopyt in front of the atonement platet that is on the ark so that he may not die, for I will appear in the cloud over the atonement plate.

Day of Atonement Offerings

3 “In this way Aaron is to enter into the sanctuary – with a young bullt for a sin offerings and a ram for a burnt offering.s4 He must put on a holy linen tunic,s linen leggings are to cover his body,t and he is to wrap himself with a linen sashs and wrap his head with a linen turban.ts They are holy garments, so he must bathet his body in water and put them on.5 He must also taket two male goatst from the congregation of the Israelites for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.6 Then Aaron is to present the sin offering bull which is for himself and is to make atonement on behalf of himself and his household.7 He must then take the two goatst and stand them before the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent,8 and Aaron is to cast lots over the two goats,t one lot for the Lord and one lot for Azazel.t9 Aaron must then present the goat which has been designated by lot for the Lord,t and he is to make it a sin offering,

10 but the goat which has been designated by lot for Azazel is to be stood alivet before the Lord to make atonement on it by sending it away to Azazel into the wilderness.t

The Sin Offering Sacrificial Procedures

11 “Aaron is to present the sin offering bull which is for himself, and he is to make atonement on behalf of himself and his household. He is to slaughter the sin offering bull which is for himself,12 and take a censer full of coals of fire from the altar before the Lordt and a full double handful of finely ground fragrant incense,t and bring them inside the veil-canopy.t13 He must then put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the cloud of incense will cover the atonement plate which is above the ark of the testimony,t so that he will not die.t

14 Then he is to take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the eastern face of the atonement plate,t and in front of the atonement plate he is to sprinkle some of the blood seven times with his finger.s
15 “He must then slaughter the sin offering goat which is for the people. He is to bring its blood inside the veil-canopy,t and he is to do with its blood just as he did to the blood of the bull: He is to sprinkle it on the atonement plate and in front of the atonement plate.16 Sot he is to make atonement for the holy place from the impurities of the Israelites and from their transgressions with regard to all their sins,t and thus he is to do for the Meeting Tent which resides with them in the midst of their impurities.

17 Nobody is to be in the Meeting Tentt when he enters to make atonement in the holy place until he goes out, and he has made atonement on his behalf, on behalf of his household, and on behalf of the whole assembly of Israel.
18 “Thent he is to go out to the altar which is before the Lord and make atonement for it. He is to taket some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it all around on the horns of the altar.

19 Then he is to sprinkle on it some of the blood with his finger seven times, and cleanse and consecrate itt from the impurities of the Israelites.

The Live Goat Ritual Procedures

20 “When he has finished purifying the holy place,t the Meeting Tent, and the altar, he is to present the live goat.21 Aaron 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,t and thus he is to put themt on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man standing ready.t

22 The goat is to bear on itself all their iniquities into an inaccessible land,t so he is to send the goat awayt in the wilderness.

The Concluding Rituals

23 “Aaron must then entert the Meeting Tent and take off the linen garments which he had put on when he entered the sanctuary, and leave them there.

24 Then 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 atonementt on behalf of himself and the people.t
25 “Then he is to offer up the fat of the sin offeringt in smoke on the altar,26 and the one who sent the goat away to Azazelt must wash his clothes, bathe his body in water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.27 The bull of the sin offering and the goat of the sin offering, whose blood was brought to make atonement in the holy place, must be brought outside the campt and their hide, their flesh, and their dung must be burned up,t

28 and the one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.

Review of the Day of Atonement

29 “This is to be a perpetual statute for you.t In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you must humble yourselvest and do no work of any kind,t both the native citizen and the foreigner who residest in your midst,30 for on this day atonement is to be made for you to cleanse you from all your sins; you must be clean before the Lord.t

31 It is to be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must humble yourselves.t It is a perpetual statute.t
32 “The priest who is anointed and ordained to act as high priest in place of his fathert is to make atonement. He is to put on the linen garments, the holy garments,33 and he is to purifyt the Most Holy Place,t he is to purify the Meeting Tent and the altar,t and he is to make atonement fort the priests and for all the people of the assembly.

34 This is to be a perpetual statute for yout to make atonement for the Israelites fort all their sins once a year.”t So he did just as the Lord had commanded Moses.t