Leviticus 16:20 “When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Mee…”

Leviticus 16:20

When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he is to bring forward the live goat.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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:

World English Bible

“When he has finished atoning for the Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat.

American Standard Version

And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat:

Geneva Bible 1599

When he hath made an ende of purging the Holy place, and the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the altar, then he shall bring the liue goate:

Darby Translation

And when he hath ended making atonement for the sanctuary, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the living goat;

Young's Literal Translation

'And he hath ceased from making atonement [for] the sanctuary, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, and hath brought near the living goat;

Bible in Basic English

And when he has done whatever is necessary to make the holy place and the Tent of meeting and the altar free from sin, let him put the living goat before the Lord;

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Cross references

“reconciling”

Leviticus 16:16 Ezekiel 45:20 Leviticus 6:30 Leviticus 8:15 2 Corinthians 5:19 Colossians 1:20

Leviticus 16:16 · BSB

So he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them in the…

Ezekiel 45:20 · BSB

You must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for anyone who strays unintentionally or in ignorance. In this way you will make atonement for the temple.

Leviticus 6:30 · BSB

But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it must be burned.

Leviticus 8:15 · BSB

Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so t…

2 Corinthians 5:19 · BSB

that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

Colossians 1:20 · BSB

and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

“live goat”

Romans 4:25 Romans 8:34 Hebrews 7:25 Revelation 1:18

Romans 4:25 · BSB

He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.

Romans 8:34 · BSB

Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.

Hebrews 7:25 · BSB

Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

Revelation 1:18 · BSB

the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.

21Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.

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