¹⁷ “Why ^(A)did you not eat the sin offering at the ^[a]holy place? For it is most holy, and ^[b]He gave it to you to take away ^(B)the guilt of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord.

²² Then the goat shall carry on itself all their wrongdoings to an ^[a]isolated territory; he shall release the goat in the wilderness.

Duties of Levites

18 So the Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your father’s household with you shall ^(A)bear the guilt ^[a]in connection with the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear the guilt ^[b]in connection with your priesthood.