Chapter 16

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered² before the LORD, and died;⁴

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Speak¹⁶ unto Aaron thy brother, that he come⁴ not at all times into the holy [place] within the vail before the mercy seat, which [is] upon the ark; that he die⁴ not: for I will appear¹¹ in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

Thus shall Aaron come⁴ into the holy [place]: with a young ¹¹²¹ bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

He shall put on⁴ the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded⁴ with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired:⁴ these [are] holy garments; therefore shall he wash¹ his flesh in water, and [so] put them on.¹

And he shall take⁴ of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

And Aaron shall offer⁵² his bullock of the sin offering, which [is] for himself, and make an atonement¹⁴ for himself, and for his house.

And he shall take¹ the two goats, and present⁵² them before the LORD [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And Aaron shall cast¹ lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

And Aaron shall bring⁵² the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell,¹ and offer¹ him [for] a sin offering.

But the goat, on which the lot fell¹ to be the scapegoat, shall be presented⁹³ alive before the LORD, to make an atonement¹⁵ with him, [and] to let him go¹⁵ for a scapegoat into the wilderness.

And Aaron shall bring⁵² the bullock of the sin offering, which [is] for himself, and shall make an atonement¹⁴ for himself, and for his house, and shall kill¹ the bullock of the sin offering which [is] for himself:

And he shall take¹ a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring⁵² [it] within the vail:

And he shall put¹ the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover¹⁴ the mercy seat that [is] upon the testimony, that he die⁴ not:

And he shall take¹ of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle⁵² [it] with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle⁵⁵ of the blood with his finger seven times.

Then shall he kill¹ the goat of the sin offering, that [is] for the people, and bring⁵² his blood within the vail, and do¹ with that blood as he did¹ with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle⁵² it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

And he shall make an atonement¹⁴ for the holy [place], because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do⁴ for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth⁶ among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth² in to make an atonement¹⁵ in the holy [place], until he come out,² and have made an atonement¹⁴ for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

And he shall go out¹ unto the altar that [is] before the LORD, and make an atonement¹⁴ for it; and shall take¹ of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put¹ [it] upon the horns of the altar round about.

And he shall sprinkle⁵² of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse¹⁴ it, and hallow¹⁴ it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

And when he hath made an end¹⁴ of reconciling¹⁵ the holy [place], and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring⁵² the live goat:

And Aaron shall lay¹ both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess⁹⁸ over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting¹ them upon the head of the goat, and shall send [him] away¹⁴ by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:

And the goat shall bear¹ upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go¹⁴ the goat in the wilderness.

And Aaron shall come¹ into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off¹ the linen garments, which he put on¹ when he went² into the holy [place], and shall leave⁵² them there:

And he shall wash¹ his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on¹ his garments, and come forth,¹ and offer¹ his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement¹⁴ for himself, and for the people.

And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn⁵⁵ upon the altar.

And he that let go¹⁸ the goat for the scapegoat shall wash¹⁷ his clothes, and bathe¹ his flesh in water, and afterward come⁴ into the camp.

And the bullock [for] the sin offering, and the goat [for] the sin offering, whose blood was brought in⁹⁰ to make atonement¹⁵ in the holy [place], shall [one] carry forth⁵⁵ without the camp; and they shall burn¹ in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.

And he that burneth⁶ them shall wash¹⁷ his clothes, and bathe¹ his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come⁴ into the camp.

And [this] shall be a statute for ever unto you: [that] in the seventh month, on the tenth [day] of the month, ye shall afflict¹⁷ your souls, and do⁴ no work at all, [whether it be] one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth⁶ among you:

For on that day shall [the priest] make an atonement¹⁷ for you, to cleanse¹⁵ you, [that] ye may be clean⁴ from all your sins before the LORD.

It [shall be] a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict¹⁴ your souls, by a statute for ever.

And the priest, whom he shall anoint,⁴ and whom he shall consecrate^{17 3027} to minister in the priest's office¹⁵ in his father's stead, shall make the atonement,¹⁴ and shall put on¹ the linen clothes, [even] the holy garments:

And he shall make an atonement¹⁴ for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement¹⁷ for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement¹⁷ for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.

And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement¹⁵ for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did⁴ as the LORD commanded¹⁴ Moses.