Leviticus 16:22

and the goat has borne on himself all their iniquities to a land of separation. And he has sent the goat away into the wilderness,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21and Aaron has laid his two hands on the head of the living goat, and has confessed over it all the iniquities of the sons of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, and has put them on the head of the goat, and has sent [it] away by the hand of a ready man into the wilderness;

23and Aaron has come into the Tent of Meeting, and has stripped off the linen garments which he had put on in his going into the holy place, and has placed them there;

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Cross References

Psalms 103:10He has not done to us according to our sins, || Nor according to our iniquities || Has He conferred benefits on us.

Isaiah 53:11Of the labor of His soul He sees—He is satisfied, || Through His knowledge My Righteous Servant gives righteousness to many, || And He bears their iniquities.

Micah 7:19He turns back, He pities us, || He subdues our iniquities, || And You cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us, for it has been written: “Cursed is everyone who is hanging on a tree,”

1 Peter 2:24who Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree that having died to sins, we may live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed;

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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