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10 but the goat that received the lot marked “for the scapegoat” is to be kept alive before the Lord, to make atonement upon it[a] in order to send it off into the wilderness as the scapegoat.

11 After Aaron has presented the bull for his sin offering to make atonement for himself and for his household, he shall slaughter the bull for his sin offering. 12 Then he is to take a full pan of glowing coals from the top of the altar, which is before the Lord, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and bring them inside the veil.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 16:10 Verse 21 explains how atonement is made upon the goat.

10 But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement(A) by sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat.

11 “Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household,(B) and he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering. 12 He is to take a censer full of burning coals(C) from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense(D) and take them behind the curtain.

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