Leviticus 16:15-22

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁵ “When he slaughters the male goat for the people’s sin offering and brings its blood inside the veil, he must do the same with its blood as he did with the bull’s blood: he is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it. ¹⁶ He will purify the most holy place in this way for all their sins because of the Israelites’ impurities and rebellious acts.^(A) He will do the same for the tent of meeting that remains among them, because it is surrounded by their impurities. ¹⁷ No one may be in the tent of meeting from the time he enters to make atonement in the most holy place until he leaves after he has made atonement for himself, his household, and the whole assembly of Israel.^{(B) 18} Then he will go out to the altar that is before the Lord and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on the horns on all sides of the altar. ¹⁹ He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse and set it apart^(C) from the Israelites’ impurities.^(D)

²⁰ “When he has finished purifying the most holy place, the tent of meeting, and the altar, he is to present the live male goat. ²¹ Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess^(E) over it all the Israelites’ wrongdoings^(F) and rebellious acts—all their sins.^(G) He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness^(H) by the man appointed for the task.^{[a] 22} The goat will carry on it all their wrongdoings into a desolate land,^(I) and he will release it there.