Leviticus Chapter 16 verse 21 Holy Bible
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:
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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.
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and Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the living goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, and he shall put them on the head of the goat, and shall send him away to the wilderness by the hand of a man standing ready;
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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:
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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:
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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.
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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;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) And Aaron shall lay both his hands.--With the imposition of "both his hands," a phrase which only occurs in this ceremony, the high priest indicated in the most solemn manner possible that the animal was intended both for the priesthood and for the laity.And confess over him all the iniquities.--This confession, which was at first extempore, was formulated during" the second Temple as follows: "O Lord, thy people, the house of Israel, have sinned, and done iniquity, and transgressed before thee. O Lord, I beseech thee, cover over the sins, the iniquities and the transgressions that thy people, the house of Israel, have sinned, have done iniquitously, and have transgressed before thee, as it is written in the Law of thy servant Moses" (Leviticus 16:30). The priests and the people who stood in the court when they heard the high priest utter the Ineffable name, Jehovah--which in the time of Christ was only pronounced on this day, and that by the pontiff--prostrated themselves, and with their faces to the ground responded, "Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever."Putting them upon the head of the goat.--By this imposition of hands, and the confession, the high priest transferred the sins of the nation to the goat. He then turned to the people, and declared, "Ye shall be clean."Send him away by the hand of a fit man.--The guilt-laden animal was then entrusted to a man previously appointed, to be conducted to the lonely region, the abode of Azazel, thus carrying back to him the sins which he enticed the people to commit during the year. The phrase which is here rendered by "a fit man," and which occurs nowhere else in the Bible, denotes more properly a timely man, a man at hand, one appointed for the occasion. The marginal rendering, "a man of opportunity," is still more objectionable.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen [he]אַהֲרֹ֜ן (’a·hă·rōn)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Mosesis to layוְסָמַ֨ךְ (wə·sā·maḵ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5564: To prop, to lean upon, take hold ofbothשְׁתֵּ֣י (šə·tê)Number - fdcStrong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)handsיָדָ֗יו (yā·ḏāw)Noun - fdc | third person masculine singularStrong's 3027: A handonעַ֨ל (‘al)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe headרֹ֣אשׁ (rōš)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 7218: The headof the liveהַחַי֒ (ha·ḥay)Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, lifegoatהַשָּׂעִיר֮ (haś·śā·‘îr)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 8163: Shaggy, a he-goat, a faunand confessוְהִתְוַדָּ֣ה (wə·hiṯ·wad·dāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3034: To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoanoverעָלָ֗יו (‘ā·lāw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstitאֶת־ (’eṯ-)Direct object markerStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative caseallכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe iniquitiesעֲוֺנֹת֙ (‘ă·wō·nōṯ)Noun - common plural constructStrong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityand rebellious actsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖ם (piš·‘ê·hem)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 6588: Transgressionof the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1121: A sonin regard toלְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyallכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everytheir sins.חַטֹּאתָ֑ם (ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯām)Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offenderHe is to putוְנָתַ֤ן (wə·nā·ṯan)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setthem onעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe goat?sהַשָּׂעִ֔יר (haś·śā·‘îr)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 8163: Shaggy, a he-goat, a faunheadרֹ֣אשׁ (rōš)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 7218: The headand send it awayוְשִׁלַּ֛ח (wə·šil·laḥ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outinto the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ (ham·miḏ·bā·rāh)Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speechby the handבְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 3027: A handof a manאִ֥ישׁ (’îš)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personappointed for the task.עִתִּ֖י (‘it·tî)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 6261: Timely, readyJump to PreviousAaron Appointed Children Confess Fit Goat Hand Hands Head Iniquities Israel Lay Putting Readiness Sins Transgressions Wilderness
