Leviticus 16:21 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²¹ and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat, and send him away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat and confess over him all the iniquities of the Israelites and all their transgressions, all their sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat [the sin-bearer], and send him away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is timely (ready, fit).

American Standard Version (1901)

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, 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:

Common English Bible

²¹ Aaron will press both his hands on its head and confess over it all the Israelites’ offenses and all their rebellious sins, as well as all their other sins, putting all these on the goat’s head. Then he will send it away into the wilderness with someone designated for the job.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And placing both hands upon its head, let him confess all the iniquities of the sons of Israel, and all of their offenses and sins. And calling these down upon its head, he shall send it away, by means of a man prepared to do so, into the desert.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And putting both hands upon his head, let him confess all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their offences and sins. And praying that they may light on his head, he shall turn him out by a man ready for it, into the desert:

Leviticus 16:21 Cross References

Ezra 10:1

While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel; for the people wept bitterly.

Psalm 32:5

I acknowledged my sin to thee, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my trangressions to the Lord”; then thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin. Selah

Psalm 51:3

For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.

Exodus 29:10

“Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting. Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the bull,

Proverbs 28:13

He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

Isaiah 53:6

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.

Leviticus 1:4

he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

Leviticus 16:20

“And when he has made an end of atoning for the holy place and the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall present the live goat;

Leviticus 16:22

The goat shall bear all their iniquities upon him to a solitary land; and he shall let the goat go in the wilderness.

Leviticus 26:40

“But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers in their treachery which they committed against me, and also in walking contrary to me,

Leviticus 5:5

When a man is guilty in any of these, he shall confess the sin he has committed,

Romans 10:10

For man believes with his heart and so is justified, and he confesses with his lips and so is saved.

2 Corinthians 5:21

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.