| Berean Study Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence of the LORD. | 1The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron's sons when they approached the presence of the LORD and died. |
| 2And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. | 2The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron that he may not come whenever he wants into the holy place behind the curtain in front of the mercy seat on the ark or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. |
| 3This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. | 3"Aaron is to enter the most holy place in this way: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. |
| 4He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them. | 4He is to wear a holy linen tunic, and linen undergarments are to be on his body. He is to tie a linen sash around him and wrap his head with a linen turban. These are holy garments; he must bathe his body with water before he wears them. |
| 5And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. | 5He is to take from the Israelite community two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. |
| 6Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household. | 6"Aaron will present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household. |
| 7Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. | 7Next he will take the two goats and place them before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting. |
| 8After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat, | 8After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other for an uninhabitable place, |
| 9he shall present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering. | 9he is to present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering. |
| 10But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement by sending it into the wilderness as the scapegoat. | 10But the goat chosen by lot for an uninhabitable place is to be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement with it by sending it into the wilderness for an uninhabitable place. |
| 11When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering. | 11"When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he will slaughter the bull for his sin offering. |
| 12Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil. | 12Then he is to take a firepan full of blazing coals from the altar before the LORD and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and bring them inside the curtain. |
| 13He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die. | 13He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, so that the cloud of incense covers the mercy seat that is over the testimony, or else he will die. |
| 14And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat. | 14He is to take some of the bull's blood and sprinkle it with his finger against the east side of the mercy seat; then he will sprinkle some of the blood with his finger before the mercy seat seven times. |
| 15Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it. | 15"When he slaughters the male goat for the people's sin offering and brings its blood inside the curtain, he will 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. |
| 16So he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them, because it is surrounded by their impurities. | 16He will make atonement for the most holy place in this way for all their sins because of the Israelites' impurities and rebellious acts. He will do the same for the tent of meeting that remains among them, because it is surrounded by their impurities. |
| 17No one may be in the Tent of Meeting from the time Aaron goes in 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. | 17No 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. |
| 18Then he shall 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 all the horns of the altar. | 18Then 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. |
| 19He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites. | 19He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse and set it apart from the Israelites' impurities. |
| 20When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he is to bring forward the live goat. | 20"When he has finished making atonement for the most holy place, the tent of meeting, and the altar, he is to present the live male goat. |
| 21Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task. | 21Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the Israelites' iniquities and rebellious acts--all their sins. He is to put them on the goat's head and send it away into the wilderness by the man appointed for the task. |
| 22The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness. | 22The goat will carry all their iniquities into a desolate land, and the man will release it there. |
| 23Then Aaron is to enter the Tent of Meeting, take off the linen garments he put on before entering the Most Holy Place, and leave them there. | 23"Then Aaron is to enter the tent of meeting, take off the linen garments he wore when he entered the most holy place, and leave them there. |
| 24He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people. | 24He will bathe his body with water in a holy place and put on his clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people's burnt offering; he will make atonement for himself and for the people. |
| 25He is also to burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar. | 25He is to burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar. |
| 26The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp. | 26The man who released the goat for an uninhabitable place is to wash his clothes and bathe his body with water; afterward he may reenter the camp. |
| 27The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up. | 27The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the most holy place to make atonement, must be brought outside the camp and their hide, flesh, and waste burned. |
| 28The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp. | 28The one who burns them is to wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp. |
| 29This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you— | 29"This is to be a permanent statute for you: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month you are to practice self-denial and do no work, both the native and the alien who resides among you. |
| 30because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD. | 30Atonement will be made for you on this day to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD. |
| 31It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute. | 31It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must practice self-denial; it is a permanent statute. |
| 32The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments | 32The priest who is anointed and ordained to serve as high priest in place of his father will make atonement. He will put on the linen garments, the holy garments, |
| 33and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the assembly. | 33and make atonement for the most holy place. He will make atonement for the tent of meeting and the altar and will make atonement for the priests and all the people of the assembly. |
| 34This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 34This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement for the Israelites once a year because of all their sins." And all this was done as the LORD commanded Moses. |
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