Leviticus 16:22

Forgiveness Sin

²⁰ 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.

The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness.

²³ Then Aaron is to enter the Tent of Meeting, take off the linen garments he put on before entering the Most Holy Place, and leave them there.

²⁴ He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.

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: The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness.
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.
WEB: The goat shall carry all their iniquities on himself to a solitary land, and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.
ASV: and the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a solitary land: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
DARBY: that the goat may bear upon him all their iniquities to a land apart [from men]; and he shall send away the goat into the wilderness.
BLB: And the goat shall carry on itself all their iniquities, to a land inaccessible; and he shall send away the goat into the wilderness.

ÅB: Og bukken skal bære alle deres misgjerninger med seg ut i villmarken, og så skal han slippe bukken løs i ørkenen.
OTB: Bukken skal bære alle deres synder på seg til et øde sted; og mannen skal slippe den løs i ørkenen.
B1930: Og bukken skal bære alle deres misgjerninger med sig ut i villmarken, og så skal han slippe bukken løs i ørkenen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Read in context
Isaiah 53:11–12
After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
Read in context
Psalms 103:10
He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.
Read in context
Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
Read in context
Micah 7:19
He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
Read in context
Hebrews 9:28
so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
Read in context
1 Peter 2:24
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
Read in context
Psalms 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Read in context