Levítico 16:1-8

1 Y habló el SEÑOR a Moisés, después que murieron los dos hijos de Aarón, cuando se acercaron delante del SEÑOR, y murieron

2 y el SEÑOR dijo a Moisés: Di a Aarón tu hermano, que no entre en todo tiempo en el santuario del velo adentro, delante del asiento de la reconciliación que está sobre el arca, para que no muera; porque yo apareceré en la nube sobre el asiento de la reconciliación

3 Con esto entrará Aarón en el santuario: con un novillo como el pecado, y un carnero como holocausto

4 La túnica santa de lino se vestirá, y sobre su carne tendrá calzoncillos de lino, y se ceñirá el cinto de lino; y con la mitra de lino se cubrirá. Son santos vestidos; y lavará su carne con agua, y las vestirá

5 Y de la congregación de los hijos de Israel tomará dos machos cabríos como el pecado, y un carnero como holocausto

6 Y hará traer Aarón el novillo de su pecado, que era suyo, y hará la reconciliación por sí y por su casa

7 Después tomará los dos machos cabríos, y los presentará delante del SEÑOR a la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio

8 Y echará suertes Aarón sobre los dos machos cabríos; una suerte por el SEÑOR, y la otra suerte por Azazel. {Heb. remover totalmente

Levítico 16:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 16

This chapter treats of the day of atonement, and of the rites, sacrifices, and services of it, directs when Aaron should come into the holy of holies, Le 16:1,2; and in what habit he should then appear, and with what offerings both for himself, and for the people, Le 16:3-10; and that having slain his own sin offering, and that for the people, he should offer incense before the mercy seat, and sprinkle that with the blood of both, Le 16:11-15; and by these offerings make atonement for the holy place, the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, Le 16:16-19; and having done this, he was to take the live goat, lay his hands on it, confess over it, and put upon it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and then send it away by a fit man into the wilderness, Le 16:20-22; upon which he was to put off his linen garments, wash his flesh, and put them on again, and offer the burnt offering for himself, and for the people, Le 16:23-25; also he that let go the goat, and he that carried and burnt the sin offerings without the camp, were to wash themselves and clothes also, Le 16:26-28; the observance of this day, once a year, which was on the tenth of the seventh month, as a day of affliction and atonement, was to be a statute for ever to the children of Israel, Le 16:29-34.