Leviticus 16:1-5

Contemporary English Version

The Great Day of Forgiveness

16 ^1-2^(A) Two of Aaron's sons had already lost their lives for disobeying the Lord,^[a] so the Lord told Moses to say to Aaron:

I, the Lord, appear in a cloud over the place of mercy on the sacred chest, which is behind the inside curtain^[b] of the sacred tent. And I warn you not to go there except at the proper time. Otherwise, you will die!

³^(B) Before entering this most holy place, you must offer a bull as a sacrifice for your sins^[c] and a ram as a sacrifice to please me.^[d] ⁴You will take a bath and put on the sacred linen clothes, including the underwear, the robe, the sash, and the turban. ⁵Then the community of Israel will bring you a ram and two goats, both of them males. The goats are to be used as sacrifices for sin, and the ram is to be used as a sacrifice to please me.

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Footnotes

16.1,2 lost … disobeying the Lord: See 10.1,2.
16.1,2 inside curtain: That separated the holy place from the most holy place.
16.3 for your sins: See 4.3-12.
16.3 sacrifice to please me: See the note at 1.1-3.