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.

⁴⁰ “‘But if they will confess^(A) their sins^(B) and the sins of their ancestors^(C)—their unfaithfulness and their hostility toward me,

⁷ and must confess^(A) the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution^(B) for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged.

¹¹ Now honor^[a] the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples around you and from your foreign wives.”^(A)

¹² The whole assembly responded with a loud voice:^(A) “You are right! We must do as you say.