Leviticus 16:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon 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 upon the head of the goat, and shall send it away by the hand of a suitable man into the wilderness:

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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, even all their sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a man that is in readiness into the wilderness:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    ad let Aaro put both his handes apon the heede of the lyue goote, and confesse ouer him all the mysdeades of the childern of Israell, and all their trespaces, and all their synnes: and let him put them apo the heed of the goote ad sende him awaye by the handes of one that is acoynted in the wyldernesse.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The shal Aaron laie both his hades vpo ye heade of him, & confesse ouer him all the mysdedes of ye childre of Israel, & all their trespaces in their synnes, & shal laye the vpo ye heade of the goate, & by some man yt is at hande, shal he let him runne in to the wildernes:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Aaron shal put both his handes vpon the head of the liue goate, & confesse ouer him al the iniquities of the children of Israel, & all their trespasses, in all their sinnes, putting them vpon the head of the goate, & shal sende him away (by the hand of a man appointed) into the wildernes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Aaron shall put both his handes vpon the head of the liue goate, and confesse ouer hym all the misdeedes of the chyldren of Israel, and all their trespasses in all their sinnes, puttyng them vppon the head of the goate, and send him away by the hand of a conuenient man, into the wyldernesse.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put them on the head of the goat, and shall send him away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Aaron hath laid his two hands on the head of the living goat, and hath confessed over it all the iniquities of the sons of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, and hath put them on the head of the goat, and hath sent `it' away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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, even all their sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a man that is in readiness into the wilderness:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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, even all their sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a man that is in readiness into the wilderness:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Aaron, placing his two hands on the head of the living goat, will make a public statement over him of all the evil doings of the children of Israel and all their wrongdoing, in all their sins; and he will put them on the head of the goat and send him away, in the care of a man who will be waiting there, into the waste land.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put them on the head of the goat, and shall send him away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Aaron is to lay his two hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities of the Israelites and all their transgressions in regard to all their sins, and thus he is to put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the desert by the hand of a man standing ready.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 53:6 : 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
  • 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 For he made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
  • Dan 9:3-9 : 3 And I set my face toward the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes: 4 And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps the covenant and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments; 5 We have sinned and committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and from Your judgments: 6 Neither have we listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 7 O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us belongs confusion of face, as it is this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those near and those far off, through all the countries where You have driven them, because of their trespass which they have trespassed against You. 8 O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against You. 9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him; 10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. 11 Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your law, even by departing, that they might not obey Your voice; therefore, the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against Him. 12 And He has confirmed His words, which He spoke against us and against our judges who judged us, by bringing upon us a great calamity: for under the whole heaven, such as has been done upon Jerusalem has not been done. 13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us: yet we have not made our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities and understand Your truth. 14 Therefore the LORD has watched over the calamity, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all His works which He does: for we have not obeyed His voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and made Yourself a name, as it is this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. 16 O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I plead with You, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain: because for our sins and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become a reproach to all around us. 17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and cause Your face to shine upon Your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. 18 O my God, incline Your ear, and hear; open Your eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name: for we do not present our supplications before You for our righteousness, but for Your great mercies. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and act; do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God: for Your city and Your people are called by Your name. 20 And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;
  • Rom 10:10 : 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
  • Exod 29:10 : 10 And you shall bring the bull before the tabernacle of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull.
  • Lev 1:4 : 4 And he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
  • Lev 5:5 : 5 And it shall be, when he is guilty in any of these matters, that he shall confess that he has sinned in that thing:
  • Lev 26:40 : 40 If they shall confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary to me;
  • Ezra 10:1 : 1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and laying himself down before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly.
  • Neh 1:6-7 : 6 Let Your ear now be attentive, and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant, which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against You: both I and my father's house have sinned. 7 We have dealt very corruptly against You, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which You commanded Your servant Moses.
  • Neh 9:3-5 : 3 They stood in their place and read from the book of the law of the LORD their God for a fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the LORD their God. 4 Then Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani stood on the platform of the Levites and cried out with a loud voice to the LORD their God. 5 The Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, 'Stand up and bless the LORD your God forever and ever; and blessed be Your glorious name, exalted above all blessing and praise.'
  • Ps 32:5 : 5 I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
  • Ps 51:3 : 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
  • Prov 28:13 : 13 He who covers his sins shall not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 16:22-23
    2 verses
    90%

    22And the goat shall bear upon it all their iniquities to a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

    23And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:

  • Lev 16:18-20
    3 verses
    86%

    18And he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bull, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar all around.

    19And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and sanctify it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

    20And when he has finished reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of meeting, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:

  • Lev 16:5-11
    7 verses
    83%

    5And 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.

    6And Aaron shall offer his bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

    7And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

    8And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

    9And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer it for a sin offering.

    10But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement upon it, and to let it go as a scapegoat into the wilderness.

    11And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bull of the sin offering which is for himself:

  • Lev 4:23-24
    2 verses
    81%

    23Or if his sin, which he has sinned, comes to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish.

    24And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD; it is a sin offering.

  • Lev 8:14
    79%

    14And he brought the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering.

  • 2 Chr 29:23
    78%

    23And they brought forth the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation, and they laid their hands upon them.

  • Lev 16:26-27
    2 verses
    77%

    26And he who lets go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.

    27And 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, and their flesh, and their dung.

  • Lev 1:4
    77%

    4And he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

  • Exod 29:19
    76%

    19You shall also take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram.

  • Exod 29:15
    76%

    15You shall also take one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram.

  • Lev 8:18
    76%

    18And he brought the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

  • Lev 16:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, that 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 upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

    16And 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 meeting, which remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

  • Num 28:22
    75%

    22And one goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you.

  • Num 8:12
    75%

    12The Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites.

  • Lev 3:13
    75%

    13He shall lay his hand upon its head, and kill it before the tent of meeting. The sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood around the altar.

  • Num 28:30
    75%

    30And one kid of the goats, to make atonement for you.

  • Lev 4:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28Or if his sin, which he has sinned, comes to his knowledge, then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has sinned.

    29And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.

  • Lev 8:22
    74%

    22And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

  • Exod 29:10
    74%

    10And you shall bring the bull before the tabernacle of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull.

  • Lev 4:33
    73%

    33And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.

  • Num 29:5
    73%

    5And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make atonement for you:

  • Exod 28:38
    73%

    38It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

  • Lev 5:6
    73%

    6And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD for his sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin.

  • Num 7:40
    72%

    40One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

  • Lev 4:15
    72%

    15And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bull before the LORD, and the bull shall be killed before the LORD.

  • Num 7:82
    72%

    82One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

  • Num 7:52
    72%

    52One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

  • Num 7:22
    72%

    22One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

  • Num 15:27
    72%

    27And if any soul sins through ignorance, then he shall bring a female goat of the first year for a sin offering.

  • Num 7:46
    72%

    46One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

  • Num 7:16
    72%

    16One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

  • Num 7:76
    72%

    76One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

  • Lev 19:22
    72%

    22And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he has done: and the sin which he has done shall be forgiven him.

  • Num 7:28
    72%

    28One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

  • Lev 16:3
    72%

    3Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bull for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

  • Ezek 43:25
    71%

    25For seven days you shall prepare a goat daily for a sin offering; they shall also prepare a young bull and a ram from the flock, without blemish.

  • Lev 9:2
    71%

    2And he said to Aaron, Take a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.