Lev 16:1 | Clarke | e4.org | CHAPTER XVI The solemn yearly expiation for the high priest, who must not come at all times into the holy place , 1, 2. He must take a bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, bathe himself, and be dressed in his sacerdotal robes , 3, 4. He shall take two goats, one of which is to be determined by lot to be a sacrifice; the other to be a scapegoat, 5-10. He shall offer a bullock for himself and for his family , 11-14. And shall kill the goat as a sin-offering for the people, and sprinkle its blood upon the mercy-seat, and hallow the altar of burnt-offerings , 15-19. The scapegoat shall be then brought, on the head of which he shall lay his hands, and confess the iniquities of the children of Israel; after which the goat shall be permitted to escape to the wilderness , 20-22. After this Aaron shall bathe himself, and make a burnt-offering for himself and for the people , 23-28. This is to be an everlasting statute, and the day on which the atonement is to be made shall be a Sabbath, or day of rest, through all their generations , 29-34. NOTES ON CHAP. XVI Verse 1. After the death of the two sons of Aaron ] It appears from this verse that the natural place of this chapter is immediately after the tenth , where probably it originally stood; but the transposition, if it did take place, must be very ancient , as all the versions acknowledge this chapter in the place in which it now stands.

‏ Leviticus 16:1

CHAPTER XVI

The solemn yearly expiation for the high priest, who must not come at all times into the holy place, 1, 2.

He must take a bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, bathe himself, and be dressed in his sacerdotal robes, 3, 4.

He shall take two goats, one of which is to be determined by lot to be a sacrifice; the other to be a scapegoat, 5-10.

He shall offer a bullock for himself and for his family, 11-14.

And shall kill the goat as a sin-offering for the people, and sprinkle its blood upon the mercy-seat, and hallow the altar of burnt-offerings, 15-19.

The scapegoat shall be then brought, on the head of which he shall lay his hands, and confess the iniquities of the children of Israel; after which the goat shall be permitted to escape to the wilderness, 20-22.

After this Aaron shall bathe himself, and make a burnt-offering for himself and for the people, 23-28.

This is to be an everlasting statute, and the day on which the atonement is to be made shall be a Sabbath, or day of rest, through all their generations, 29-34.

NOTES ON CHAP. XVI

Verse 1. After the death of the two sons of Aaron] It appears from this verse that the natural place of this chapter is immediately after the tenth, where probably it originally stood; but the transposition, if it did take place, must be very ancient, as all the versions acknowledge this chapter in the place in which it now stands.