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Leviticus 16:21-22
New English Translation
Leviticus 16:21-22
New English Translation
21 Aaron 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,[a] and thus he is to put them[b] on the head of the goat and send it away into the desert by the hand of a man standing ready.[c] 22 The goat is to bear on itself all their iniquities into an inaccessible land,[d] so he is to send the goat away[e] into the desert.
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- Leviticus 16:21 tn Heb “transgressions to all their sins.”
- Leviticus 16:21 tn Heb “and he shall give them.”
- Leviticus 16:21 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term עִתִּי (ʿitti) is uncertain. It is apparently related to עֵת (ʿet, “time”), and could perhaps mean either that he has been properly “appointed” (i.e., designated) for the task (e.g., NIV and NRSV) or “ready” (e.g., NASB and NEB).
- Leviticus 16:22 tn The Hebrew term rendered “inaccessible” derives from a root meaning “to cut off” (cf. NAB “an isolated region”). Another possible translation would be “infertile land” (see HALOT 187 s.v. *גָּזֵּר and cf. NRSV “a barren region”; NLT “a desolate land.”
- Leviticus 16:22 tn Heb “and he [the man (standing) ready, v. 21] shall send the goat away.”
Leviticus 16:21-22
New International Version
Leviticus 16:21-22
New International Version
21 He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat(A) and confess(B) over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites—all their sins—and put them on the goat’s head. He shall send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task. 22 The goat will carry on itself all their sins(C) to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.
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