Leviticus 16:21

Easy To Read Version

Aaron will put both his hands on the head of the living goat. Then Aaron will confess (admit) the sins and crimes of the people of Israel over the goat. In this way, Aaron will lay the people’s sins on the goat’s head. Then he will send the goat away to the desert. A man will be standing by, ready to lead this goat away.

Cross References

Ezra 10:1

Ezra was praying and confessing. He was crying and bowing down in front of God’s temple. While Ezra was doing that, a large group of the people of Israel—men, women, and children—gathered around him. Those people were also crying very hard.

Psalm 32:5

But then I decided to confess all my sins to the Lord.\par Lord, I told you about my sins.\par I did not hide any of my guilt.\par And you forgave me for all my sins!\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [200]})\i0 \par

Psalm 51:3

I know I sinned.\par I always see those sins.\par

Exodus 29:10

“Then bring the bull to that place at the front of the Meeting Tent. [269] Aaron and his sons must put their hands on the bull’s head.

Proverbs 28:13

A person that hides his sins will not be successful. But a person that confesses his sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.

Isaiah 53:6

But \{even after he did this,\} all of us wandered away like sheep. We all went our own way. \{We did this after\} the Lord \{freed us from our guilt and\} put all our guilt on him.

Leviticus 1:4

The person must put his hand on the animal’s head {while it is being killed}. The Lord will accept that burnt offering as payment to make that person pure. [3]

Leviticus 16:20

“So Aaron will make the Most Holy Place, [289] the Meeting Tent, [290] and the altar [291] pure. [292] After that, Aaron will bring the live goat {to the Lord}.

Leviticus 16:22

So the goat will carry all the people’s sins on itself to the empty desert. The man who leads the goat will let it loose in the desert.

Leviticus 26:40

“But maybe the people will confess (admit) their sins. And maybe they will confess the sins of their ancestors. [452] Maybe they will admit that they turned against me. Maybe they will admit that they sinned against me.

Leviticus 5:5

So, if a person is guilty of any of these things, then he must confess (admit) the thing he did wrong.

Romans 10:10

Yes, we believe with our heart, and so we are made right with God. And we use our mouth to say that we believe, and so we are saved.