Leviticus 16:22

Forgiveness Sin

²⁰ 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:

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 in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:

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.

²³ And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, 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 wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an 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 seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
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Isaiah 53:11–12
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
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Psalms 103:10
He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
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Galatians 3:13
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
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Micah 7:19
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
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Hebrews 9:28
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
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1 Peter 2:24
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
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Psalms 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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