Leviticus 16:21

Aaron must lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over him all the wickedness of the people of Israel, all their rebellion, and all their sins. Then he must put that sinfulness on the head of the goat and send the goat away in the care of a man who is ready to lead the goat into the wilderness.

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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

20When he has finished atoning for the most holy place, the tent of meeting, and the altar, he must present the live goat.

22The goat must carry on himself all the people's wickedness to a solitary place. There in the wilderness, the man must let the goat go free.

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Cross References

Leviticus 1:4He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and then it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for himself.

Leviticus 26:40Yet if they confess their sins and their fathers' sin, and their treason by which they were unfaithful to me, and also their walking against me—

Nehemiah 1:6Listen to my prayer and open your eyes, so you may hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants. I am confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Both I and my father's house have sinned.

Psalms 32:5Then I acknowledged my sin to you, 1 and I no longer hid my iniquity. 1 I said, “I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh,” 1 and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah 1

Proverbs 28:13The one who hides his sins will not prosper, 1 but the one who confesses them and forsakes them will be shown mercy. 1

Daniel 9:3I turned my face to the Lord God, to seek him with prayer and requests, with fasting, wearing sackcloth, and sitting in 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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