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But instead, those sacrifices actually reminded them of their sins year after year.

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But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins.(A)

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But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year. And he always offered blood for his own sins and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

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But only the high priest entered(A) the inner room,(B) and that only once a year,(C) and never without blood,(D) which he offered for himself(E) and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.(F)

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10 “Once a year Aaron must purify[a] the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the Lord’s most holy altar.”

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  1. 30:10 Or make atonement for; also in 30:10b.

10 Once a year(A) Aaron shall make atonement(B) on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering[a](C) for the generations to come.(D) It is most holy to the Lord.”

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  1. Exodus 30:10 Or purification offering

27 “Be careful to celebrate the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of that same month—nine days after the Festival of Trumpets.[a] You must observe it as an official day for holy assembly, a day to deny yourselves[b] and present special gifts to the Lord. 28 Do no work during that entire day because it is the Day of Atonement, when offerings of purification are made for you, making you right with[c] the Lord your God.

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  1. 23:27a Hebrew on the tenth day of the seventh month; see 23:24 and the note there. This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in September or October. It is celebrated today as Yom Kippur.
  2. 23:27b Or to fast; similarly in 23:29, 32.
  3. 23:28 Or when atonement is made for you before.

27 “The tenth day of this seventh month(A) is the Day of Atonement.(B) Hold a sacred assembly(C) and deny yourselves,[a] and present a food offering to the Lord. 28 Do not do any work(D) on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the Lord your God.

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  1. Leviticus 23:27 Or and fast; similarly in verses 29 and 32

34 This is a permanent law for you, to purify the people of Israel from their sins, making them right with the Lord once each year.”

Moses followed all these instructions exactly as the Lord had commanded him.

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34 “This is to be a lasting ordinance(A) for you: Atonement is to be made once a year(B) for all the sins of the Israelites.”

And it was done, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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“Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the Lord.[a] Then he must take the two male goats and present them to the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[b] He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will be reserved as an offering to the Lord and which will carry the sins of the people to the wilderness of Azazel. Aaron will then present as a sin offering the goat chosen by lot for the Lord. 10 The other goat, the scapegoat chosen by lot to be sent away, will be kept alive, standing before the Lord. When it is sent away to Azazel in the wilderness, the people will be purified and made right with the Lord.[c]

11 “Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the Lord. After he has slaughtered the bull as a sin offering,

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  1. 16:6 Or to make atonement for himself and his family; similarly in 16:11, 17b, 24, 34.
  2. 16:7 Hebrew Tent of Meeting; also in 16:16, 17, 20, 23, 33.
  3. 16:10 Or wilderness, it will make atonement for the people.

“Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household.(A) Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He is to cast lots(B) for the two goats—one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat.[a](C) Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering. 10 But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement(D) by sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat.

11 “Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household,(E) and he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.

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  1. Leviticus 16:8 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 10 and 26.

28 for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant[a] between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many.

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  1. 26:28 Some manuscripts read the new covenant.

28 This is my blood of the[a] covenant,(A) which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.(B)

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  1. Matthew 26:28 Some manuscripts the new

18 Then she said to Elijah, “O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?”

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18 She said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin(A) and kill my son?”

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Offerings for the Day of Atonement

“Ten days later, on the tenth day of the same month,[a] you must call another holy assembly. On that day, the Day of Atonement, the people must go without food and must do no ordinary work. You must present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. These offerings must be accompanied by the prescribed grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil—six quarts of choice flour with the bull, four quarts of choice flour with the ram, 10 and two quarts of choice flour with each of the seven lambs. 11 You must also sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering. This is in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular daily burnt offering with its grain offering, and their accompanying liquid offerings.

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  1. 29:7 Hebrew On the tenth day of the seventh month; see 29:1 and the note there. This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in September or October. It is celebrated today as Yom Kippur.

The Day of Atonement(A)

“‘On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny yourselves[a](B) and do no work.(C) Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.(D) With the bull offer a grain offering(E) of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths;(F) 10 and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.(G) 11 Include one male goat(H) as a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering for atonement and the regular burnt offering(I) with its grain offering, and their drink offerings.(J)

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  1. Numbers 29:7 Or must fast

29 “On the tenth day of the appointed month in early autumn,[a] you must deny yourselves.[b] Neither native-born Israelites nor foreigners living among you may do any kind of work. This is a permanent law for you. 30 On that day offerings of purification will be made for you,[c] and you will be purified in the Lord’s presence from all your sins.

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  1. 16:29a Hebrew On the tenth day of the seventh month. This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in September or October.
  2. 16:29b Or must fast; also in 16:31.
  3. 16:30 Or atonement will be made for you, to purify you.

29 “This is to be a lasting ordinance(A) for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month(B) you must deny yourselves[a](C) and not do any work(D)—whether native-born(E) or a foreigner residing among you— 30 because on this day atonement will be made(F) for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the Lord, you will be clean from all your sins.(G)

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  1. Leviticus 16:29 Or must fast; also in verse 31

21 He will lay both of his hands on the goat’s head and confess over it all the wickedness, rebellion, and sins of the people of Israel. In this way, he will transfer the people’s sins to the head of the goat. Then a man specially chosen for the task will drive the goat into the wilderness. 22 As the goat goes into the wilderness, it will carry all the people’s sins upon itself into a desolate land.

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21 He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat(A) and confess(B) over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites—all their sins—and put them on the goat’s head. He shall send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task. 22 The goat will carry on itself all their sins(C) to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.

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