Levitico 16:1-7

1 E IL Signore parlò a Mosè, dopo che i due figliuoli di Aaronne furon morti, quando, essendosi appressati davanti al Signore, morirono.

2 Il Signore adunque disse a Mosè: Parla ad Aaronne, tuo fratello, che non entri in ogni tempo nel Santuario, dentro della Cortina, davanti al Coperchio, ch’è in su l’Arca, acciocchè non muoia; conciossiachè io apparisca nella nuvola, in sul Coperchio.

3 Entri Aaronne nel Santuario con questo, cioè: con un giovenco per sacrificio per lo peccato, e un montone per olocausto;

4 vestasi la sacra Tonica di lino; e abbia in su la sua carne le mutande line; e sia cinto con la Cintura di lino; e ravvolgasi intorno al capo la Benda di lino; quelli sono i sacri vestimenti; vestali dunque, dopo essersi lavate le carni con acqua.

5 E prenda dalla raunanza de’ figliuoli d’Israele, due becchi per sacrificio per lo peccato, e un montone per olocausto.

6 E offerisca Aaronne il giovenco del sacrificio per lo peccato, ch’è per lui; e faccia purgamento per sè, e per la sua casa.

7 Appresso, prenda due becchi, e presentili nel cospetto del Signore, all’entrata del Tabernacolo della convenenza.

Levitico 16:1-7 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.