Lev 16:22 | NETfull | STEP | The goat is to bear on itself all their iniquities into an inaccessible land, so he is to send the goat away in the wilderness.

Leviticus 16:22

22 The goat is to bear on itself all their iniquities into an inaccessible land, ^{▼▼ The Hebrew term rendered “inaccessible” derives from a root meaning “to cut off” (cf. NAB “an isolated region”). Another possible translation would be “infertile land” (see HALOT 187 s.v. *גָּזֵּר and cf. NRSV “a barren region”; NLT “a desolate land.”} so he is to send the goat away ^{▼▼ Heb “and he [the man (standing) ready, v. 21] shall send the goat away.”} in the wilderness.