Lev 16:21 | NETfull | STEP | 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, and thus he is to put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man standing ready.

Leviticus 16:21

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, ^{▼▼ Heb “transgressions to all their sins.”} and thus he is to put them ^{▼▼ Heb “and he shall give them.”} on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man standing ready. ^{▼▼ The meaning of the Hebrew term עִתִּי (’itti) is uncertain. It is apparently related to עֵת (’et, “time”), and could perhaps mean either that he has been properly “appointed” (i.e., designated) for the task (e.g., NIV and NRSV) or “ready” (e.g., NASB and NEB).}