Lev 16:1-9 : 1 The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron's two sons, who approached the presence of the LORD and died.
2 The LORD said to Moses, "Tell your brother Aaron that he must not come at any time into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain, in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the atonement cover.
3 Aaron is to enter the Most Holy Place in this way: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
4 He must put on a sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on.
5 From the Israelite community he is to take two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.
6 Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household.
7 Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
8 He is to cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the LORD and the other for Azazel.
9 Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering.
10 But the goat chosen by lot for Azazel shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement by sending it into the wilderness to Azazel.
11 Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household. He is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.
12 Then he shall take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and bring them inside the curtain.
13 He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the atonement cover above the testimony, so that he will not die.
14 He shall take some of the bull's blood and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover.
15 He shall also slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood inside the curtain. He shall do with its blood as he did with the bull's blood: He is to sprinkle it on the atonement cover and in front of it.
16 In this way, he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He is to do the same for the tent of meeting, which is among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
17 No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household, and the whole assembly of Israel.
18 Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He shall take some of the bull's blood and some of the goat's blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.
19 He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.
20 When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat.
21 Aaron shall lay both of his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities of the Israelites, all their transgressions, and all their sins. He shall put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness in the custody of a man appointed for the task.
22 The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities to a desolate land, and he shall release the goat into the wilderness.
23 Then Aaron shall enter the tent of meeting, take off the linen garments he put on when he entered the Holy Place, and leave them there.
24 He shall bathe his body with water in a holy place and put on his regular garments. Then he shall come out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, making atonement for himself and for the people.
25 He shall burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.
26 The man who releases the goat to Azazel must wash his clothes and bathe his body with water; afterward, he may come into the camp.
27 The bull and goat used for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp. Their hides, flesh, and dung are to be burned up.
28 The person who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe his body with water; afterward, he may come into the camp.
29 This shall be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you are to deny yourselves and do no work—whether native-born or a foreigner living among you.
30 Because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then you will be clean before the LORD from all your sins.
31 It is a sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves; it shall be a lasting ordinance.
32 The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest is to make atonement. He shall put on the sacred linen garments.
33 He shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the tent of meeting, and the altar. He shall also make atonement for the priests and all the people of the assembly.
34 This shall be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement for the Israelites for all their sins once a year." And it was done as the LORD commanded Moses.