Leviticus 16:21

And putting both hands upon his head, let him confess all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their offences and sins: and praying that they may light on his head, he shall turn him out by a man ready for it, into the desert.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:

In Context

20After he hath cleansed the sanctuary, and the tabernacle, and the altar, then let him offer the living goat:

22And when the goat hath carried all their iniquities into an uninhabited land, and shall be let go into the desert,

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Cross References

Leviticus 1:4And he shall put his hand upon the head of the victim, and it shall be acceptable, and help to its expiation.

Leviticus 26:40Until they confess their iniquities and the iniquities of their ancestors, whereby they have transgressed me, and walked contrary unto me.

Nehemiah 1:6Let thy ears be attentive, and thy eyes open, to hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, night and day, for the children of Israel thy servants: and I confess the sins of the children of Israel, by which they have sinned against thee: I and my father's house have sinned.

Psalms 32:5I have acknowledged my sin to thee, and my injustice I have not concealed. I said I will confess against myself my injustice to the Lord: and thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin.

Proverbs 28:13He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy.

Daniel 9:3And I set my face to the Lord my God, to pray and make supplication with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 16:21-29

20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: 21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: 22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not… Read the whole commentary →

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