Lev 16 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron , when they had approached the presence of the Lord and died .

Leviticus 16

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 ^bat any time into the holy place inside the veil, before the ^{▼▼ Lit propitiatory}mercy seat which is on the ark, or he will die; for ^dI will appear in the cloud over the ^{▼▼ Lit propitiatory}mercy seat. 3 “Aaron shall enter the holy place with this: with a ^{▼▼ Or bull of the herd}bull for a ^gsin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. 4 “He shall put on the ^hholy linen tunic, and the linen undergarments shall be next to his ^{▼▼ Lit flesh}body, and he shall be girded with the linen sash and attired with the linen turban (these are holy garments). Then he shall ^jbathe his ^{▼▼ Lit flesh}body in water and put them on. 5 “He shall take from the congregation of the sons of Israel ^ltwo male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. 6 “Then ^mAaron 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 ^{▼▼ Lit goat of removal, or else a name: Azazel}scapegoat. 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 ^{▼▼ Lit goat of removal, or else a name: Azazel}scapegoat fell shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make ^patonement upon it, to send it into the wilderness as the ^{▼▼ Lit goat of removal, or else a name: Azazel}scapegoat.

11 “Then Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering ^rwhich is for himself and make atonement for himself and ^sfor his household, and he shall slaughter the bull of the sin offering which is for himself. 12 “He shall take a ^tfirepan full of coals of fire from upon the altar before the Lord and ^{▼▼ Lit the filling of the hollow of his hands}two handfuls of finely ground ^vsweet 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 ^{▼▼ Lit propitiatory
,} ^xmercy seat that is on the ark of the testimony, ^yotherwise he will die. 14 “Moreover, ^zhe shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it ^aawith his finger on the ^{▼▼ Lit propitiatory}mercy seat on the east side; also in front of the ^{▼▼ Lit propitiatory}mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.

15 “Then he shall slaughter the goat of the sin offering ^adwhich 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 ^{▼▼ Lit propitiatory}mercy seat and in front of the ^{▼▼ Lit propitiatory}mercy seat. 16 ^ag“He 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 ^ahput it on the horns of the altar on all sides. 19 ^ai“With 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.

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 ^ajconfess over it all the iniquities of the sons of Israel and all their transgressions ^{▼▼ Lit in addition to}in 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.

23 “Then Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting and take off ^althe linen garments which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there. 24 ^am“He shall bathe his ^{▼▼ Lit flesh}body with water in a holy place and put on ^aohis 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 ^{▼▼ Lit goat of removal, or else a name: Azazel}scapegoat ^aqshall wash his clothes and bathe his ^{▼▼ Lit flesh}body 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, ^aswhose 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 ^atone who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body with water, then afterward he shall come into the camp.

An Annual Atonement

29 “This shall be a permanent statute for you: ^auin the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble your souls and not ^avdo any work, whether the native, or the alien who sojourns among you; 30 for it is on this day that ^{▼▼ Lit he shall make atonement}atonement shall be made for you to ^axcleanse 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 ^ayhumble your souls; it is a permanent statute. 32 “So the priest who is anointed and ^{▼▼ Lit whose hand is filled}ordained to serve as priest in his father’s place shall make atonement: he shall thus put on ^bathe 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 ^bbthe priests and for all the people of the assembly. 34 “Now you shall have this as a ^bcpermanent statute, to ^bdmake atonement for the sons of Israel for all their sins once every year.” And just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so he did.