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Leviticus 16
Authorized (King James) Version
Leviticus 16
Authorized (King James) Version
16 And the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died; 2 and the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. 3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. 4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. 5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. 6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. 7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. 10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. 11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: 12 and he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail: 13 and he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: 14 and he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
15 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: 16 and he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. 18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. 19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: 21 and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: 22 and the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: 24 and he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. 25 And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. 26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. 27 And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. 28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: 30 for on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord. 31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. 32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest’s office in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: 33 and he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. 34 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Leviticus 16
Modern English Version
Leviticus 16
Modern English Version
The Day of Atonement(A)
16 The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near to the Lord and died. 2 The Lord said to Moses: Speak to Aaron your brother so that he does not come at any time into the Holy Place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is on the ark, so that he will not die, for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.
3 Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. 4 He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and he shall have the linen undergarment on his body, and shall be girded with a linen sash, and shall be wearing the linen turban. These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water and then put them on. 5 He shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.
6 Aaron shall offer his bull for the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house. 7 Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 8 Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9 Aaron shall bring the goat on which the lot of the Lord falls and offer him for a sin offering. 10 But the goat on which the lot falls to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement with it, that it may be sent away as a scapegoat into the wilderness.
11 Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bull of the sin offering for himself. 12 And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil. 13 And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is over the testimony, so that he does not die. 14 And he shall take of the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the eastern side, and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle from the blood with his finger seven times.
15 Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, and bring its blood within the veil, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it over and in front of the mercy seat. 16 And he shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel and because of their transgressions in all their sins, and so he shall do for the tent of meeting that remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 There shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goes in to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out and has made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
18 Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the Lord and make atonement for it, and he shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. 19 He shall sprinkle from the blood on it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
20 When he has made an end of atonement for the Holy Place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, then he shall bring the live goat. 21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away by the hand of a designated man into the wilderness. 22 And the goat shall bear on it all their iniquities to a desolate land, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.
23 Then Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting, and shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there. 24 And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, and put on his garments, and come out, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people. 25 The fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar.
26 He who releases the goat as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his body in water, and afterward come into the camp. 27 The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp. They shall burn in the fire their hides, their flesh, and their refuse. 28 He who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his body in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
29 This shall be a perpetual statute for you so that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble yourselves, and do no work of any kind, whether it is the native citizen or the stranger who sojourns among you. 30 For on that day the priest shall make atonement for you to cleanse you, so that you may be clean from all your sins before the Lord. 31 It shall be a sabbath, a solemn rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves. It is a perpetual statute. 32 The priest, who is anointed and consecrated to minister as a priest in the place of his father, shall make atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, the holy garments. 33 And he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary, for the tent of meeting, and for the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
34 This shall be a perpetual statute for you to make atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year.
And Moses did as the Lord commanded him.
Leviticus 16
New King James Version
Leviticus 16
New King James Version
The Day of Atonement
16 Now the Lord spoke to Moses after (A)the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the Lord, and died; 2 and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother (B)not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for (C)I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
3 [a]“Thus Aaron shall (D)come into the Holy Place: (E)with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering. 4 He shall put the (F)holy linen tunic and the linen trousers on his body; he shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired. These are holy garments. Therefore (G)he shall wash his body in water, and put them on. 5 And he shall take from (H)the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering.
6 “Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and (I)make atonement for himself and for his house. 7 He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 8 Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering. 10 But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make (J)atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness.
11 “And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for (K)himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bull as the sin offering which is for himself. 12 Then he shall take (L)a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, with his hands full of (M)sweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil. 13 (N)And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of incense may cover the (O)mercy seat that is on the Testimony, lest he (P)die. 14 (Q)He shall take some of the blood of the bull and (R)sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.
15 (S)“Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood (T)inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat. 16 So he shall (U)make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, for all their sins; and so he shall do for the tabernacle of meeting which remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 There shall be (V)no man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, that he may make atonement for himself, for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel. 18 And he shall go out to the altar that is before the Lord, and make atonement for (W)it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. 19 Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, cleanse it, and (X)consecrate[b] it from the [c]uncleanness of the children of Israel.
20 “And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place, the tabernacle of meeting, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat. 21 Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, (Y)confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, (Z)putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man. 22 The goat [d]shall (AA)bear on itself all their iniquities to an [e]uninhabited land; and he shall (AB)release the goat in the wilderness.
23 “Then Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, (AC)shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there. 24 And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, put on his garments, come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make [f]atonement for himself and for the people. 25 (AD)The fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar. 26 And he who released the goat as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes (AE)and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. 27 (AF)The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp. And they shall burn in the fire their skins, their flesh, and their offal. 28 Then he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.
29 “This shall be a statute forever for you: (AG)In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall [g]afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who [h]dwells among you. 30 For on that day the priest shall make [i]atonement for you, to (AH)cleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the Lord. 31 (AI)It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever. 32 (AJ)And the priest, who is anointed and (AK)consecrated to minister as priest in his father’s place, shall make atonement, and put on the linen clothes, the holy garments; 33 then he shall make [j]atonement for [k]the Holy Sanctuary, and he shall make atonement for the tabernacle of meeting and for the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. 34 (AL)This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, (AM)once a year.” And he did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 16:3 Lit. With this
- Leviticus 16:19 set it apart
- Leviticus 16:19 impurity
- Leviticus 16:22 shall carry
- Leviticus 16:22 solitary land
- Leviticus 16:24 Lit. covering
- Leviticus 16:29 humble yourselves
- Leviticus 16:29 As a resident alien
- Leviticus 16:30 Lit. covering
- Leviticus 16:33 Lit. covering
- Leviticus 16:33 The Most Holy Place
Levítico 16
Reina-Valera 1960
Levítico 16
Reina-Valera 1960
El día de la expiación
16 Habló Jehová a Moisés después de la muerte de los dos hijos de Aarón, cuando se acercaron delante de Jehová, y murieron. 2 Y Jehová dijo a Moisés: Di a Aarón tu hermano, que no en todo tiempo entre en el santuario detrás del velo,(A) delante del propiciatorio que está sobre el arca, para que no muera; porque yo apareceré en la nube sobre el propiciatorio. 3 Con esto entrará Aarón en el santuario: con un becerro para expiación, y un carnero para holocausto.(B) 4 Se vestirá la túnica santa de lino, y sobre su cuerpo tendrá calzoncillos de lino, y se ceñirá el cinto de lino, y con la mitra de lino se cubrirá. Son las santas vestiduras; con ellas se ha de vestir después de lavar su cuerpo con agua. 5 Y de la congregación de los hijos de Israel tomará dos machos cabríos para expiación, y un carnero para holocausto.
6 Y hará traer Aarón el becerro de la expiación que es suyo, y hará la reconciliación por sí y por su casa. 7 Después tomará los dos machos cabríos y los presentará delante de Jehová, a la puerta del tabernáculo de reunión. 8 Y echará suertes Aarón sobre los dos machos cabríos; una suerte por Jehová, y otra suerte por Azazel. 9 Y hará traer Aarón el macho cabrío sobre el cual cayere la suerte por Jehová, y lo ofrecerá en expiación. 10 Mas el macho cabrío sobre el cual cayere la suerte por Azazel, lo presentará vivo delante de Jehová para hacer la reconciliación sobre él, para enviarlo a Azazel al desierto.
11 Y hará traer Aarón el becerro que era para expiación suya, y hará la reconciliación por sí y por su casa, y degollará en expiación el becerro que es suyo. 12 Después tomará un incensario lleno de brasas de fuego del altar de delante de Jehová, y sus puños llenos del perfume aromático molido, y lo llevará detrás del velo. 13 Y pondrá el perfume sobre el fuego delante de Jehová, y la nube del perfume cubrirá el propiciatorio que está sobre el testimonio, para que no muera. 14 Tomará luego de la sangre del becerro, y la rociará con su dedo hacia el propiciatorio al lado oriental; hacia el propiciatorio esparcirá con su dedo siete veces de aquella sangre. 15 Después degollará el macho cabrío en expiación por el pecado del pueblo, y llevará la sangre detrás del velo adentro,(C) y hará de la sangre como hizo con la sangre del becerro, y la esparcirá sobre el propiciatorio y delante del propiciatorio. 16 Así purificará el santuario, a causa de las impurezas de los hijos de Israel, de sus rebeliones y de todos sus pecados; de la misma manera hará también al tabernáculo de reunión, el cual reside entre ellos en medio de sus impurezas. 17 Ningún hombre estará en el tabernáculo de reunión cuando él entre a hacer la expiación en el santuario, hasta que él salga, y haya hecho la expiación por sí, por su casa y por toda la congregación de Israel. 18 Y saldrá al altar que está delante de Jehová, y lo expiará, y tomará de la sangre del becerro y de la sangre del macho cabrío, y la pondrá sobre los cuernos del altar alrededor. 19 Y esparcirá sobre él de la sangre con su dedo siete veces, y lo limpiará, y lo santificará de las inmundicias de los hijos de Israel.
20 Cuando hubiere acabado de expiar el santuario y el tabernáculo de reunión y el altar, hará traer el macho cabrío vivo; 21 y pondrá Aarón sus dos manos sobre la cabeza del macho cabrío vivo, y confesará sobre él todas las iniquidades de los hijos de Israel, todas sus rebeliones y todos sus pecados, poniéndolos así sobre la cabeza del macho cabrío, y lo enviará al desierto por mano de un hombre destinado para esto. 22 Y aquel macho cabrío llevará sobre sí todas las iniquidades de ellos a tierra inhabitada; y dejará ir al macho cabrío por el desierto.
23 Después vendrá Aarón al tabernáculo de reunión, y se quitará las vestiduras de lino que había vestido para entrar en el santuario, y las pondrá allí.(D) 24 Lavará luego su cuerpo con agua en el lugar del santuario, y después de ponerse sus vestidos saldrá, y hará su holocausto, y el holocausto del pueblo, y hará la expiación por sí y por el pueblo. 25 Y quemará en el altar la grosura del sacrificio por el pecado. 26 El que hubiere llevado el macho cabrío a Azazel, lavará sus vestidos, lavará también con agua su cuerpo, y después entrará en el campamento. 27 Y sacarán fuera del campamento(E) el becerro y el macho cabrío inmolados por el pecado, cuya sangre fue llevada al santuario para hacer la expiación; y quemarán en el fuego su piel, su carne y su estiércol. 28 El que los quemare lavará sus vestidos, lavará también su cuerpo con agua, y después podrá entrar en el campamento.
29 Y esto tendréis por estatuto perpetuo: En el mes séptimo, a los diez días del mes, afligiréis vuestras almas, y ninguna obra haréis, ni el natural ni el extranjero que mora entre vosotros. 30 Porque en este día se hará expiación por vosotros,(F) y seréis limpios de todos vuestros pecados delante de Jehová. 31 Día de reposo es para vosotros, y afligiréis vuestras almas; es estatuto perpetuo. 32 Hará la expiación el sacerdote que fuere ungido y consagrado para ser sacerdote en lugar de su padre; y se vestirá las vestiduras de lino, las vestiduras sagradas. 33 Y hará la expiación por el santuario santo, y el tabernáculo de reunión; también hará expiación por el altar, por los sacerdotes y por todo el pueblo de la congregación. 34 Y esto tendréis como estatuto perpetuo, para hacer expiación una vez al año por todos los pecados de Israel. Y Moisés lo hizo como Jehová le mandó.
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