NASB — Leviticus 16 — KJV

Law of Atonement

1 Now the LORD° spoke° to Moses° after° athe death° of the two° sons° of Aaron°, when they had approached° the presence° of the LORD° and died°. 2 The LORD° said° to Moses°:

¶ “Tell° your brother° Aaron° that he shall not enter° aat any° time° into the holy° place inside°° the veil°, before°° the Imercy° seat° which° is on the ark°, or° he will die°; for bI will appear° in the cloud° over° the Imercy° seat°. 3 Aaron° shall enter° the holy° place with this°: with a Ibull°°° for a asin° offering° and a ram° for a burnt° offering°. 4 He shall put° on the aholy° linen° tunic°, and the linen° undergarments° shall be next° to his Ibody°, and he shall be girded° with the linen° sash° and attired° with the linen° turban° (these° are holy° garments°). Then he shall bbathe° his Ibody° in water° and put° them on. 5 He shall take° from the congregation° of the sons° of Israel° atwo° male° goats° for a sin° offering° and one° ram° for a burnt° offering°. 6 Then aAaron° shall offer° the bull° for the sin° offering° which° is for himself, that he may make° atonement° for himself and for his household°. 7 He shall take° the two° goats° and present° them before° the LORD° at the doorway° of the tent° of meeting°. 8 Aaron° shall cast° lots° for the two° goats°, one° lot° for the LORD° and the other° lot° for the Iscapegoat°. 9 Then Aaron° shall offer° the goat° on which° the lot° for the LORD° fell°, and make° it a sin° offering°. 10 But the goat° on which° the lot° for the Iscapegoat° fell° shall be presented° alive° before° the LORD°, to make° aatonement° upon it, to send° it into the wilderness° as the Iscapegoat°.

[1] aLv 10:1, 2
[2] ILit propitiatory aEx 30:10; He 6:19; 9:7, 25 bEx 25:21, 22; 40:34; 1K 8:10-12
[3] IOr bull of the herd aLv 4:1-12; 16:6; He 9:7
[4] ILit flesh aEx 28:39, 42 bEx 30:20; Lv 16:24; He 10:22
[5] aLv 4:13-21; 2Ch 29:21; Ezk 45:22
[6] aHe 5:3
[8] ILit goat of removal, or else a name: Azazel
[10] ILit goat of removal, or else a name: Azazel aIs 53:4-10; Ro 3:25; 1 Jn 2:2

11 ¶ “Then Aaron° shall offer° the bull° of the sin° offering° awhich° is for himself and make° atonement° for himself and bfor his household°, and he shall slaughter° the bull° of the sin° offering° which° is for himself. 12 He shall take° a afirepan° full° of coals° of fire° from upon the altar° before°° the LORD° and Itwo handfuls°° of finely° ground° bsweet° incense°, and bring° [it] inside°° the veil°. 13 He shall put° the incense° on the fire° before° the LORD°, that the cloud° of incense° may cover° the Iamercy° seat° that is on [the ark of] the testimony°, botherwise° he will die°. 14 Moreover, ahe shall take° some° of the blood° of the bull° and sprinkle° [it] bwith his finger° on the Imercy° seat° on the east° [side]; also in front° of the Imercy° seat° he shall sprinkle° some° of the blood° with his finger° seven° times°.

[11] aHe 7:27; 9:7 bLv 16:33
[12] ILit the filling of the hollow of his hands aLv 10:1; Nu 16:18 bEx 30:34-38
[13] ILit propitiatory aEx 25:21 bEx 28:43; Lv 22:9; Nu 4:15, 20
[14] ILit propitiatory aHe 9:25 bLv 4:6, 17

15 ¶ “Then he shall slaughter° the goat° of the sin° offering° awhich° is for the people°, and bring° its blood° inside°°° the veil° and do° with its blood° as he did° with the blood° of the bull°, and sprinkle° it on the Imercy° seat° and in front° of the Imercy° seat°. 16 aHe shall make° atonement° for the holy° place, because° of the impurities° of the sons° of Israel° and because° of their transgressions° in regard to all° their sins°; and thus° he shall do° for the tent° of meeting° which abides° with them in the midst° of their impurities°. 17 When he goes° in to make° atonement° in the holy° place, no° one° shall be in the tent° of meeting° until° he comes° out, that he may make° atonement° for himself and for his household° and for all° the assembly° of Israel°. 18 Then he shall go° out to the altar° that is before° the LORD° and make° atonement° for it, and shall take° some° of the blood° of the bull° and of the blood° of the goat° and aput° it on the horns° of the altar° on all° sides°. 19 aWith his finger° he shall sprinkle° some° of the blood° on it seven° times° and cleanse° it, and from the impurities° of the sons° of Israel° consecrate° it.

[15] ILit propitiatory aHe 7:27; 9:7, 12
[16] aEx 29:36, 37; 30:10; He 2:17
[18] aLv 4:25; Ezk 43:20, 22
[19] aLv 16:14; Ezk 43:20

20 ¶ “When he finishes° atoning° for the holy° place and the tent° of meeting° and the altar°, he shall offer° the live° goat°. 21 Then Aaron° shall lay° both° of his hands° on the head° of the live° goat°, and aconfess° over° it all° the iniquities° of the sons° of Israel° and all° their transgressions° Iin regard to all° their sins°; and he shall lay° them on the head° of the goat° and send° [it] away° into the wilderness° by the hand° of a man° who [stands] in readiness°. 22 The goat° shall bear° on itself all° their iniquities° to a solitary° land°; and he shall release° the goat° in the wilderness°.

[21] ILit in addition to aLv 5:5

23 ¶ “Then Aaron° shall come° into the tent° of meeting° and take° off° athe linen° garments° which° he put° on when he went° into the holy° place, and shall leave° them there°. 24 aHe shall bathe° his Ibody° with water° in a holy° place° and put° on bhis clothes°, 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 Then he shall offer° up in smoke° the fat° of the sin° offering° on the altar°. 26 The one who released° the goat° as the Iscapegoat° ashall wash° his clothes° and bathe° his IIbody° with water°; then afterward°° he shall come° into the camp°. 27 But the bull° of the sin° offering° and the goat° of the sin° offering°, awhose° blood° was brought° in to make° atonement° in the holy° place, shall be taken° outside°°° the camp°, and they shall burn° their hides°, their flesh°, and their refuse° in the fire°. 28 Then the aone who burns° them shall wash° his clothes° and bathe° his body° with water°, then afterward°° he shall come° into the camp°.

[23] aLv 16:4; Ezk 42:14; 44:19
[24] ILit flesh aLv 16:4 bEx 28:40, 41
[26] ILit goat of removal, or else a name: Azazel IILit flesh aLv 11:25, 40
[27] aLv 6:30; He 13:11
[28] aNu 19:8

An Annual Atonement

29 ¶ “[This] shall be a permanent° statute° for you: ain the seventh° month°, on the tenth° day of the month°, you shall humble° your souls° and not bdo° any° work°, whether the native°, or the alien° who sojourns° among° you; 30 for it is on this° day° that Iatonement° shall be made° for you to acleanse° you; you will be clean° from all° your sins° before° the LORD°. 31 It is to be a sabbath° of solemn° rest° for you, that you may ahumble° your souls°; it is a permanent° statute°. 32 So the priest° who° is anointed° and Iordained°° to serve° as priest° in his father’s° place° shall make° atonement°: he shall thus put° on athe linen° garments°, the holy° garments°, 33 and make° atonement° for the holy° sanctuary°, and he shall make° atonement° for the tent° of meeting° and for the altar°. He shall also make° atonement° for athe priests° and for all° the people° of the assembly°. 34 Now you shall have° this° as a apermanent° statute°, to bmake° atonement° for the sons° of Israel° for all° their sins° once° every year°.” And just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses°, [so] he did°.

[29] aLv 23:27; Nu 29:7 bEx 31:14, 15
[30] ILit he shall make atonement aPs 51:2; Jr 33:8; Ep 5:26
[31] aLv 23:32; Ezr 8:21; Is 58:3, 5; Dn 10:12
[32] ILit whose hand is filled aLv 16:4
[33] aLv 16:11
[34] aLv 23:31 bHe 9:7


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How the high priest must enter into the holy place.

1 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Mosesº afterº the deathº of the twoº sonsº of Aaron,º when they offeredºª beforeº the LORD,º and died;ºª 2 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Moses,º Speakºª unto² Aaronº thy brother,º that he comeºª not² at all² timesº into² the holyº [place] withinº² the vailº beforeº² the mercy seat,º which² [is] upon² the ark;º that he dieºª not:² for² I will appearºª in the cloudº upon² the mercy¹ seat.² 3 Thusº shall Aaronº comeºª into² the holyº [place]: with a youngºº bullockº for a sin offering,º and a ramº for a burnt offering.º 4 He shall put onºª the holyº linenº coat,º and he shall have² the linenº breechesº upon² his flesh,º and shall be girdedºª with a linenº girdle,º and with the linenº mitreº shall he be attired:ºª theseº [are] holyº garments;º therefore shall he washºª² his fleshº in water,º and [so] put them on.ºª 5 And he shall takeºª of²² the congregationº of the childrenº of Israelº twoº kidsº of the goatsº for a sin offering,º and oneº ramº for a burnt offering.º 6 And Aaronº shall offerºª² his bullockº of the sin offering,º which² [is] for himself,¹ and make an atonementºª for² himself, and for² his house.º 7 And he shall takeºª² the twoº goats,º and presentºª them beforeº the LORDº [at] the doorº of the tabernacleº of the congregation.º 8 And Aaronº shall castºª lotsº upon² the twoº goats;º oneº lotº for the LORD,º and the otherº lotº for the scapegoat.º 9 And Aaronº shall bringºª² the goatº upon² which² the LORD'Sº lotº fell,ºª and offerºª him [for] a sin offering.º 10 But the goat,º on² which² the lotº fellºª to be the scapegoat,º shall be presentedºª aliveº beforeº the LORD,º to make an atonementºª with² him, [and] to let him goºª² for a scapegoatº into the wilderness.º

[1] Lv 10:1.
[2] Ex 25:17; 26:33; 30:10; 40:20, 34; Lv 8:35; 16:13; 23:27; Nu 4:19; 17:10; 1K 8:6, 10; 2Ch 5:14; Mt 27:51; He 4:14; 9:3, 7; 10:19.
[3] Lv 1:3, 10; 4:3; 8:14, 18; 9:3; Nu 29:7; He 9:7, 12, 24.
[4] Ex 28:2, 4, 39; 29:4; 30:20; 39:27; 40:12, 31; Lv 6:10; 8:6; Is 53:2; Ezk 44:17; Lk 1:35; Php 2:7; He 2:14; 7:26; Rv 1:5.
[5] Lv 4:14; 8:2, 14; 9:8; Nu 29:11; 2Ch 29:21; Ezr 6:17; Ezk 45:22; Ro 8:3; He 7:27; 10:5.
[6] Lv 8:14; 9:7; Ezr 10:18; Jb 1:5; Ezk 43:19, 27; He 5:2; 9:7.
[7] Lv 1:3; 4:4; 12:6; Mt 16:21; Ro 12:1.
[8] Nu 26:55; 33:54; Jsh 18:10; 1S 14:41; Pv 16:33; Ezk 48:29; Jna 1:7; Ac 1:23.
[9] Ac 2:23; 4:27.
[10] Lv 14:7; 16:21; Is 53:5, 10; Ro 4:25; 2Co 5:21; He 7:26; 9:23; 1Jn 2:2; 3:16.

The sin offering for himself.

11 And Aaronº shall bringºª² the bullockº of the sin offering,º which² [is] for himself, and shall make an atonementºª for² himself, and for² his house,º and shall killºª² the bullockº of the sin offeringº which² [is] for himself: 12 And he shall takeºª a censerº fullº of burning¹ª coalsº of fireº from off²² the altarº beforeº² the LORD,º and his handsº fullº of sweetº incenseº beaten small,º and bringºª [it] withinº² the vail:º 13 And he shall putºª² the incenseº upon² the fireº beforeº the LORD,º that the cloudº of the incenseº may coverºª² the mercy seatº that² [is] upon² the testimony,º that he dieºª not:² 14 And he shall takeºª of the bloodº² of the bullock,º and sprinkleºª [it] with his fingerº upon²² the mercy seatº eastward;º and beforeº the mercy seatº shall he sprinkleºª of² the bloodº with his fingerº sevenº times.º

[11] Lv 16:3, 6.
[12] Ex 30:34; 31:11; 37:29; Lv 10:1; Nu 16:18, 46; Is 6:6; He 9:14; 1Jn 1:7; Rv 8:3.
[13] Ex 25:21; 30:1, 7; Nu 16:7, 18, 46; He 4:14; 7:25; 9:24; 1Jn 2:1; Rv 8:3.
[14] Lv 4:5, 17; 8:11; Ro 3:24; He 9:7, 13, 25; 10:4, 10, 19; 12:24.

The sin offering for the people.

15 ¶ Then shall he killºª² the goatº of the sin offering,º that² [is] for the people,º and bringºª² his bloodº withinº²² the vail,º and doºª with² that bloodº as² he didºª with the bloodº of the bullock,º and sprinkleºª it upon² the mercy seat,º and beforeº the mercy seat:º 16 And he shall make an atonementºª for² the holyº [place], because of the uncleannessº² of the childrenº of Israel,º and because of their transgressionsº² in all² their sins:º and so² shall he doºª for the tabernacleº of the congregation,º that remainethºª among² them in the midstº of their uncleanness.º 17 And there shall be² no²² manº in the tabernacleº of the congregationº when he goeth¹ª in² to make an atonementºª in the holyº [place], until² he come out,ºª and have made an atonementºª for² himself, and for² his household,º and for² all² the congregationº of Israel.º 18 And he shall go outºª unto² the altarº that² [is] beforeº the LORD,º and make an atonementºª for² it; and shall takeºª of the bloodº² of the bullock,º and of the bloodº² of the goat,º and putºª [it] upon² the hornsº of the altarº round about.º 19 And he shall sprinkleºª of² the bloodº upon² it with his fingerº sevenº times,º and cleanseºª it, and hallowºª it from the uncleannessº² of the childrenº of Israel.º

[15] Lv 16:2, 5; He 2:17; 5:3; 6:19; 9:3, 7, 12, 25.
[16] Ex 29:36; Lv 8:15; 16:18; Ezk 45:18; Jn 14:3; He 9:22.
[17] Ex 34:3; Lv 16:10; Is 53:6; Dn 9:24; Lk 1:10; Ac 4:12; 1Ti 2:5; He 1:3; 9:7; 1P 2:24; 3:18.
[18] Ex 30:10; Lv 4:7, 18; 16:16; Jn 17:19; He 2:11; 5:7; 9:22.
[19] Ezk 43:18; Zc 13:1.

The scapegoat.

20 ¶ And when he hath made an endºª of reconcilingºª²² the holyº [place], and the tabernacleº of the congregation,º and the altar,º he shall bringºª² the liveº goat:º 21 And Aaronº shall layºª² bothº his handsº upon² the headº of the liveº goat,º and confessºª over² him² all² the iniquitiesº of the childrenº of Israel,º and all² their transgressionsº in all² their sins,º puttingºª them upon² the headº of the goat,º and shall send [him] awayºª by the handº of a fitº manº into the wilderness:º 22 And the goatº shall bearºª upon² him² all² their iniquitiesº unto² a landº not inhabited:º and he shall let goºª² the goatº in the wilderness.º 23 And Aaronº shall comeºª into² the tabernacleº of the congregation,º and shall put offºª² the linenº garments,º which² he put onºª when he wentºª into² the holyº [place], and shall leave¹ª² them there:² 24 And he shall washºª² his fleshº with waterº in the holyº place,º and put onºª² his garments,º and come forth,ºª and offerºª² his burnt offering,º and the burnt offeringº of the people,º and make an atonementºª for² himself, and for² the people.º 25 And the fatº of the sin offeringº shall he burnºª upon the altar.º 26 And he that let goºª² the goatº for the scapegoatº shall washºª his clothes,º and batheºª² his fleshº in water,º and afterwardº² comeºª into² the camp.º 27 And the bullockº [for] the sin offering,º and the goatº [for] the sin offering,º² whose² bloodº was brought inºª to make atonementºª in the holyº [place], shall [one] carry forthºª withoutº²² the camp;º and they shall burnºª in the fireº² their skins,º and their flesh,º and their dung.º 28 And he that burnethºª them shall washºª his clothes,º and batheºª² his fleshº in water,º and afterwardº² he shall comeºª into² the camp.º

[20] Lv 6:30; 8:15; 16:16; Ezk 45:20; Ro 4:25; 8:34; 2Co 5:19; Col 1:20; He 7:25; Rv 1:18.
[21] Ex 29:10; Lv 1:4; 26:40; Ezr 10:1; Ne 1:6; 9:3; Ps 32:5; 51:3; Pv 28:13; Is 53:6; Dn 9:3; Ro 10:10; 2Co 5:21.
[22] Ps 103:10, 12; Is 53:11; Ezk 18:22; Mi 7:19; Jn 1:29; Ga 3:13; He 9:28; 1P 2:24.
[23] Lv 16:4; Ezk 42:14; 44:19; Ro 8:3; Php 2:6; He 9:28.
[24] Ex 28:4; 29:4, 5; Lv 8:6, 7; 14:9; 16:3, 4, 5, 17; 22:6; He 9:10; 10:19; Rv 1:5.
[25] Ex 29:13; Lv 4:8, 19; 16:6.
[26] Lv 14:8; 15:5, 27; 16:10, 21, 28; Nu 19:7, 21; He 7:19.
[27] Lv 4:11, 21; 6:30; 8:17; Mt 27:31; He 13:11.
[28] Lv 16:26.

The yearly feast of the expiations.

29 ¶ And [this] shall be² a statuteº for everº unto you: [that] in the seventhº month,º on the tenthº [day] of the month,º ye shall afflictºª² your souls,º and doºª no² workº at all,² [whether it be] one of your own country,º or a strangerº that sojournethºª amongº you: 30 For² on that² dayº shall [the priest] make an atonementºª for² you, to cleanseºª you, [that] ye may be cleanºª from all²² your sinsº beforeº the LORD.º 31 It² [shall be] a sabbathº of restº unto you, and ye shall afflictºª² your souls,º by a statuteº for ever.º 32 And the priest,º whom² he shall anoint,ºª and whom² he shall consecrateººª² to minister in the priest's officeºª in his father's¹ stead,²² shall make the atonement,ºª and shall put onºª² the linenº clothes,º [even] the holyº garments:º 33 And he shall make an atonementºª for² the holyº sanctuary,º and he shall make an atonementºª for the tabernacleº of the congregation,º and for the altar,º and he shall make an atonementºª for² the priests,º and for² all² the peopleº of the congregation.º 34 And this² shall be² an everlastingº statuteº unto you, to make an atonementºª for² the childrenº of Israelº for all²² their sinsº onceº a year.º And he didºª as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º

[29] Ex 12:16; 20:10; 30:10; Lv 23:3, 7, 21, 27, 28, 36; Nu 29:7; 1K 8:2; Ezr 3:1; Ps 35:13; 69:10; Is 58:3, 5, 13; Dn 10:3, 12; 1Co 11:31; 2Co 7:10; He 4:10.
[30] Ps 51:2, 7, 10; Jr 33:8; Ezk 36:25; Ep 5:26; Tit 2:14; He 9:13; 10:1; 1Jn 1:7.
[31] Ex 31:15; 35:2; Lv 23:32; 25:4.
[32] Ex 29:9, 29; Lv 4:3, 5, 16; 16:4; Nu 20:26.
[33] Ex 20:25; Lv 16:6, 16, 18, 24.
[34] Ex 30:10; Lv 23:31; Nu 29:7; He 9:7, 25; 10:3, 14.


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