Leviticus 16:29-34

Contemporary English Version

The Lord told Moses to say to the people:

^29 (A) On the tenth day of the seventh month^[a] of each year, you must go without eating to show sorrow for your sins, and no one, including foreigners who live among you, is allowed to work. ³⁰ This is the day on which the sacrifice for the forgiveness of your sins will be made in my presence, ³¹ and from now on, it must be celebrated each year. Go without eating and make this a day of complete rest just like the Sabbath. ³² The high priest must offer the sacrifices for cleansing from sin, while wearing the sacred linen clothes. ³³ He will offer these sacrifices for the most holy place, the sacred tent, the bronze altar, all the priests, and for the whole community. ³⁴ You must celebrate this day each year—it is the Great Day of Forgiveness^[b] for all the sins of the people of Israel.

Moses did exactly as the Lord had commanded.