¹⁴ He is to take some of the bull’s blood^(A) and sprinkle it with his finger against the east side of the mercy seat; then he will sprinkle some of the blood with his finger before the mercy seat seven times.^(B)

¹⁵ “When he slaughters the male goat for the people’s sin offering and brings its blood inside the veil, he must 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 purify the most holy place in this way for all their sins because of the Israelites’ impurities and rebellious acts.^(C) He will do the same for the tent of meeting that remains among them, because it is surrounded by their impurities.