Leviticus 16:34 “This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a ye…”

Leviticus 16:34

This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.

World English Bible

“This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel once in the year because of all their sins.” It was done as the LORD commanded Moses.

American Standard Version

And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make atonement for the children of Israel because of all their sins once in the year. And he did as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Geneva Bible 1599

And this shalbe an euerlasting ordinance vnto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sinnes once a yeere: and as the Lord commanded Moses, he did.

Darby Translation

And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make atonement for the children of Israel [to cleanse them] from all their sins once a year. And he did as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

Young's Literal Translation

'And this hath been to you for a statute age-during, to make atonement for the sons of Israel, because of all their sins, once in a year;' and he doth as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

Bible in Basic English

And let this be an order for ever for you, so that the sin of the children of Israel may be taken away once every year. And he did as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

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Cross references

“an everlasting”

Leviticus 23:31 Numbers 29:7

Leviticus 23:31 · BSB

You are not to do any work at all. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.

Numbers 29:7 · BSB

On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.

“once a year”

Hebrews 9:7 Hebrews 9:25 Exodus 30:10 Hebrews 10:3 Hebrews 10:14

Hebrews 9:7 · BSB

But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

Hebrews 9:25 · BSB

Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.

Exodus 30:10 · BSB

Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”

Hebrews 10:3 · BSB

Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,

Hebrews 10:14 · BSB

because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.

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

In context

33and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the assembly.

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