15 "When he slaughters the male goat for the people’s sin offering and brings its blood inside the curtain, he will do the same with its blood as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it. 16 He will make atonement for the most holy place in this way for all their sins because of the Israelites’ impurities and rebellious acts. 16:16 Ex 22:9 He will do the same for the tent of meeting that remains among them, because it is surrounded by their impurities.
21 Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess 16:21 Lv 5:5; 26:40; Nm 5:7; 2Ch 30:22; Neh 1:6; 9:2; Dn 9:4,20 over it all the Israelites’ iniquities 16:21 Lv 5:1 and rebellious acts — all their sins. 16:21 Ezr 10:1; Neh 9:2–3; Dn 9:20; 2Co 5:21; Jms 5:16; 1Jn 1:9 He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness 16:21 Lv 14:7 by the man appointed for the task. 16:21 Lit wilderness in the hand of a ready man22 The goat will carry all their iniquities into a desolate land, 16:22 Ps 103:12; Is 53:4,6,11–12; Jn 1:29; Heb 9:28; 1Pt 2:24; 1Jn 3:5 and the man will release it there.
34 This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement for the Israelites once a year 16:34 Heb 9:7 because of all their sins." And all this was done as the Lord commanded Moses.