Leviticus 16:20
18 Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.
19 He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.
When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he is to bring forward the live goat.
21 Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.
22 The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he is to bring forward the live goat.
- KJV
- And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
- WEB
- “When he has finished atoning for the Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat.
- ASV
- 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:
- DARBY
- And when he hath ended making atonement for the sanctuary, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the living goat;
- BLB
- And he shall finish from making atonement [upon] the Holy Place and the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and he shall bring near the living goat.
- ÅB
- Når han så har fullført soningen for helligdommen og for sammenkomstens telt og for alteret, da skal han føre fram den levende bukk.
- OTB
- Når Aron har fullført soningen for helligdommen, sammenkomstens telt og alteret, skal han føre fram den levende bukken.
- B1930
- Når han så har fullført soningen for helligdommen og for sammenkomstens telt og for alteret, da skal han føre frem den levende bukk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 45:20
You must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for anyone who strays unintentionally or in ignorance. In this way you will make atonement for the temple.
Read in contextLeviticus 16:16
So he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them, because it is surrounded by their impurities.
Read in contextLeviticus 8:15
Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.
Read in contextRevelation 1:18
the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
Read in contextLeviticus 6:30
But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it must be burned.
Read in contextRomans 8:34
Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
Read in contextRomans 4:25
He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
Read in context2 Corinthians 5:19
that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
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