13 aAnd he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of incense may cover the bmercy seat that is on the Testimony, lest he cdie.
14 aHe shall take some of the blood of the bull and bsprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.
15 a“Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood binside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat.
16 So he shall amake atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, for all their sins; and so he shall do for the tabernacle of meeting which remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
17 There shall be ano man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, that he may make atonement for himself, for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.
18 And he shall go out to the altar that is before the Lord, and make atonement for ait, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around.
19 Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, cleanse it, and aconsecrate it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
20 “And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place, the tabernacle of meeting, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat.
21 Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, aconfess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, bputting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man.
22 The goat shall abear on itself all their iniquities to an2 uninhabited land; and he shall brelease the goat in the wilderness.
23 “Then Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, ashall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there.
24 And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, put on his garments, come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make1 atonement for himself and for the people.
25 aThe fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar.
26 And he who released the goat as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes aand bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.
27 aThe bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp. And they shall burn in the fire their skins, their flesh, and their offal.
28 Then he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.
29 “This shall be a statute forever for you: aIn the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall1 afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who2 dwells among you.
30 For on that day the priest shall make1 atonement for you, to acleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the Lord.
31 aIt is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever.
32 aAnd the priest, who is anointed and bconsecrated to minister as priest in his father’s place, shall make atonement, and put on the linen clothes, the holy garments;
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Leviticus
Leviticus
LEVITICUS. So called from its treating of the laws relating to the ritual, the services, and sacrifices of the Jewish religion, the superintendence of which was entrusted to the Levitical priesthood. It is chiefly, however, the duties of the priests, "the sons of Aaron," which this book describes; and its claim to be the work of Moses is established by the following passages:— II Chronicles 30:16; Nehemiah 8:14; Jeremiah 7:22-23; Ezekiel 20:11 Matthew 8:4; Luke 2:22; John 8:5; Romans 10:4; Romans 13:9; II Corinthians 6:16; Galatians 3:12; I Peter 1:16.
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