| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron's two sons when they approached the presence of the LORD and died, | 1The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron's two sons when they had approached the LORD and died. |
| 2and the LORD said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your brother that he must not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil-canopy in front of the atonement plate that is on the ark so that he may not die, for I will appear in the cloud over the atonement plate. | 2The LORD told Moses, "Remind your brother Aaron that at no time is he to enter the sacred place from the room that contains the curtain into the presence of the Mercy Seat on top of the ark. Otherwise, he'll die, because I will appear in a cloud at the Mercy Seat. |
| 3"In this way Aaron is to enter into the sanctuary--with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. | 3Aaron is to enter the sacred place with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a whole burnt offering. |
| 4He must put on a holy linen tunic, linen leggings are to cover his body, and he is to wrap himself with a linen sash and wrap his head with a linen turban. They are holy garments, so he must bathe his body in water and put them on. | 4He is to wear a sacred linen tunic and linen undergarments that will cover his genitals. He is to clothe himself with a sash and wrap his head with a linen turban. Because they are sacred garments, he is to wash himself with water before putting them on." |
| 5He must also take two male goats from the congregation of the Israelites for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. | 5"He is to take two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a whole burnt offering from the assembly of the Israelis. |
| 6Then Aaron is to present the sin offering bull which is for himself and is to make atonement on behalf of himself and his household. | 6Then Aaron is to bring the bull as a sin offering for himself and make atonement for himself and his household. |
| 7He must then take the two goats and stand them before the LORD at the entrance of the Meeting Tent, | 7Then he is to take the two male goats and present them in the LORD's presence at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. |
| 8and Aaron is to cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the LORD and one lot for Azazel. | 8Aaron is to cast lots over the two male goats—one lot for the LORD and the other one for the scapegoat. |
| 9Aaron must then present the goat which has been designated by lot for the LORD, and he is to make it a sin offering, | 9Aaron is then to bring the male goat on which the lot fell for the LORD and offer it as a sin offering. |
| 10but the goat which has been designated by lot for Azazel is to be stood alive before the LORD to make atonement on it by sending it away to Azazel into the wilderness. | 10The male goat on which the lot fell for the scapegoat is to be brought alive into the LORD's presence to make atonement for himself. Then he is to send it into the wilderness." |
| 11"Aaron is to present the sin offering bull which is for himself, and he is to make atonement on behalf of himself and his household. He is to slaughter the sin offering bull which is for himself, | 11"Aaron is then to bring the bull for a sin offering for himself, thus making atonement for himself and his household. He is to slaughter the ox for himself. |
| 12and take a censer full of coals of fire from the altar before the LORD and a full double handful of finely ground fragrant incense, and bring them inside the veil-canopy. | 12Then he is to take a censer and fill it with coals from the fire on the altar in the LORD's presence. With his hands full of spiced and refined incense, he is to bring it beyond the curtain. |
| 13He must then put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the atonement plate which is above the ark of the testimony, so that he will not die. | 13"Then he is to place the incense over the fire in the LORD's presence, ensuring that the smoke from the incense covers the Mercy Seat, according to regulation, so he won't die. |
| 14Then he is to take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the eastern face of the atonement plate, and in front of the atonement plate he is to sprinkle some of the blood seven times with his finger. | 14He is to take blood from the ox and sprinkle it with his forefinger toward the surface of the Mercy Seat. Then he is to sprinkle the blood on the surface of the Mercy Seat with his forefinger seven times. |
| 15"He must then slaughter the sin offering goat which is for the people. He is to bring its blood inside the veil-canopy, and he is to do with its blood just as he did to the blood of the bull: He is to sprinkle it on the atonement plate and in front of the atonement plate. | 15"He is to slaughter the male goat as a sin offering for the people and bring its blood beyond the curtain and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull: He is to sprinkle it on the Mercy Seat—that is, over the surface of the Mercy Seat. |
| 16So he is to make atonement for the holy place from the impurities of the Israelites and from their transgressions with regard to all their sins, and thus he is to do for the Meeting Tent which resides with them in the midst of their impurities. | 16Then he is to make atonement on the sacred place on account of the uncleanness of the Israelis, their transgressions, and all their sins. This is how he is to act in the Tent of Meeting, which will remain with them in the middle of their uncleanness. |
| 17Nobody is to be in the Meeting Tent when he enters to make atonement in the holy place until he goes out, and he has made atonement on his behalf, on behalf of his household, and on behalf of the whole assembly of Israel. | 17"No person is to be there when he enters the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the sacred place, until he comes out and has made atonement on account of himself, his household, and the entire assembly of Israel. |
| 18"Then he is to go out to the altar which is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it all around on the horns of the altar. | 18When he goes to the altar in the LORD's presence to make atonement for himself, he is to take some of the blood from the bull and the male goat, place it around the horns of the altar, |
| 19Then he is to sprinkle on it some of the blood with his finger seven times, and cleanse and consecrate it from the impurities of the Israelites. | 19and sprinkle it with the blood on his forefinger seven times, cleansing and sanctifying it from Israel's sins." |
| 20"When he has finished purifying the holy place, the Meeting Tent, and the altar, he is to present the live goat. | 20"When he has completed making atonement at the sacred place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, then he is to present the live male goat. |
| 21Aaron is to lay his two hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities of the Israelites and all their transgressions in regard to all their sins, and thus he is to put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man standing ready. | 21Aaron is to lay his two hands upon the head of the male goat and confess over it the sins of Israel, all their transgressions, and all their sins, thus placing them on the head of the male goat that he'll then send out to the wilderness by the hand of a man capable of carrying out this task. |
| 22The goat is to bear on itself all their iniquities into an inaccessible land, so he is to send the goat away in the wilderness. | 22The male goat will bear on itself all their sins to a solitary land as Aaron sends the goat out to the wilderness. |
| 23"Aaron must then enter the Meeting Tent and take off the linen garments which he had put on when he entered the sanctuary, and leave them there. | 23"Then Aaron is to enter the Tent of Meeting, take off his white linen clothes that he had put on when he entered the sacred place, and leave them there. |
| 24Then he must bathe his body in water in a holy place, put on his clothes, and go out and make his burnt offering and the people's burnt offering. So he is to make atonement on behalf of himself and the people. | 24He is to wash his body with water at the sacred place and put on his clothes. Then he is to go out and offer a whole burnt offering for himself and a whole burnt offering for the people, thereby making atonement on account of himself and on account of the people. |
| 25"Then he is to offer up the fat of the sin offering in smoke on the altar, | 25"As to the fat from the burnt offering, he is to incinerate it on the altar. |
| 26and the one who sent the goat away to Azazel must wash his clothes, bathe his body in water, and afterward he may reenter the camp. | 26The one who sent away the male goat as a scapegoat is to wash his clothes and bathe his body with water. After doing so, he may enter the camp. |
| 27The bull of the sin offering and the goat of the sin offering, whose blood was brought to make atonement in the holy place, must be brought outside the camp and their hide, their flesh, and their dung must be burned up, | 27"The bull for the sin offering and the male goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the sacred place, are to be taken outside the camp. Their skin, meat, and offal are to be incinerated. |
| 28and the one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may reenter the camp. | 28The one who burns them is to wash his clothes and bathe his body with water. After doing so, he may enter the camp." |
| 29"This is to be a perpetual statute for you. In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you must humble yourselves and do no work of any kind, both the native citizen and the foreigner who resides in your midst, | 29"This is to be a perpetual statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you (including both the native born and the resident alien) are to humble yourselves by not doing any work, |
| 30for on this day atonement is to be made for you to cleanse you from all your sins; you must be clean before the LORD. | 30because on that day, atonement will be made for you to cleanse you from all your sins. You are to be clean in the LORD's presence. |
| 31It is to be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must humble yourselves. It is a perpetual statute. | 31It's the Sabbath of all Sabbaths for you, so humble yourselves. This is to be a perpetual statute. |
| 32"The priest who is anointed and ordained to act as high priest in place of his father is to make atonement. He is to put on the linen garments, the holy garments, | 32The priest who has been anointed and consecrated to be priest after his father is to make the atonement. He is to put on the sacred linen clothing |
| 33and he is to purify the Most Holy Place, he is to purify the Meeting Tent and the altar, and he is to make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. | 33and make atonement for the sacred sanctuary, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar where atonement is carried out. He is also to make atonement for the priests and the people of the entire assembly. |
| 34This is to be a perpetual statute for you to make atonement for the Israelites for all their sins once a year." So he did just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 34This will be a perpetual statute for you as you make atonement once a year for the Israelis on account of all their sins." So Moses did just as the LORD had commanded him. |
|
