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He shall take some of the bull&#8217s blood and some of the goat&#8217s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar. <a href="/nlt/leviticus/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Then Aaron will come out to purify the altar that stands before the LORD. He will do this by taking some of the blood from the bull and the goat and putting it on each of the horns of the altar. <a href="/esv/leviticus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/16.htm">King James Bible</a> And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/16.htm">New King James Version</a> And he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD, and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it; he shall take some of the blood from the bull and some of the blood from the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar on all sides. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and of the blood of the goat and put it on the horns of the altar on all sides. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar on all sides. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he shall go out to the altar that is before Yahweh and make atonement for it. And he shall take some of the blood of the bull and of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar on all sides. <a href="/amp/leviticus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then he shall go out to the altar [of burnt offering in the court] which is before the LORD and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and of the goat and put it on the horns of the altar on all sides. <a href="/csb/leviticus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he will go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on the horns on all sides of the altar. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he will go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull&#8217s blood and some of the goat&#8217s blood and put it on the horns on all sides of the altar. <a href="/asv/leviticus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he shall go out unto the altar that is before Jehovah, and make atonement for it, and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. <a href="/cev/leviticus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After leaving the tent, you will purify the bronze altar by smearing each of its four corners with some of the blood from the bull and from the goat. <a href="/erv/leviticus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then he will go out to the altar that is in the LORD's presence and make peace with the LORD there for the sins committed. He will take some of the blood from the bull and some of the goat's blood and put it all around the horns of the altar. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> he must then go out to the altar for burnt offerings and purify it. He must take some of the bull's blood and some of the goat's blood and put it all over the projections at the corners of the altar. <a href="/isv/leviticus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> When he goes to the altar in the LORD's presence to make atonement for himself, he is to take some of the blood from the bull and the male goat, place it around the horns of the altar, <a href="/msb/leviticus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull?s blood and some of the goat?s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar. <a href="/net/leviticus/16.htm">NET Bible</a> "Then he is to go out to the altar which is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it all around on the horns of the altar. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "He shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the bull's blood, and some of the goat's blood, and put it around on the horns of the altar. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. <a href="/web/leviticus/16.htm">World English Bible</a> “He shall go out to the altar that is before Yahweh and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the bull’s blood, and some of the goat’s blood, and put it around on the horns of the altar. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he has gone out to the altar which [is] before YHWH, and has made atonement for it; and he has taken of the blood of the bullock and of the blood of the goat, and has put [it] around the horns of the altar; <a href="/ylt/leviticus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he hath gone out unto the altar which is before Jehovah, and hath made atonement for it; and he hath taken of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and hath put on the horns of the altar round about; <a href="/slt/leviticus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he went forth to the altar which is before Jehovah and expiated upon it; and he took from the blood of the bullock, and from the blood of the he goat, and gave upon the horns of the altar round about.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when he is come out to the altar that is before the Lord, let him pray for himself, and taking the blood of the calf, and of the buck goat, let him pour it upon the horns thereof round about: <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when he has exited to the altar which is before the Lord, let him pray for himself, and taking the blood of the calf, and of the he-goat, let him pour it upon its horns all around. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/16.htm">New American Bible</a> he shall come out to the altar before the LORD and purge it also. Taking some of the bull’s and the goat’s blood, he shall put it on the horns around the altar, <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement on its behalf, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and of the blood of the goat, and put it on each of the horns of the altar.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make an atonement for it; and shall take some of the blood of the bullock and some of the blood of the goat, and sprinkle it upon the horns of the altar round about. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he shall go out to the altar that is before LORD JEHOVAH and shall atone for it and he shall take from the blood of the ox and from the blood of the kid and shall sprinkle it on the horns of the altar as a circle.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. <a href="/sep/leviticus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he shall come forth to the altar that is before the Lord, and he shall make atonement upon it; and he shall take of the blood of the calf, and of the blood of the goat, and shall put it on the horns of the altar round about. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/16-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=4393" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.htm">The Sin Offering for the People</a> …17No one may be in the Tent of Meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he leaves, after he has made atonement for himself, his household, and the whole assembly of Israel. 18<a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·yā·ṣā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">Then he shall go out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê- (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">is before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: wə·ḵip·per (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">and make atonement</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">He is to take</a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: hap·pār (Art:: N-ms) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">some of the bull’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: mid·dam (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/8163.htm" title="8163: haś·śā·‘îr (Art:: N-ms) -- Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun. Or sabir; from sa'ar; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun.">and some of the goat’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: ū·mid·dam (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and put it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qar·nō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">the horns</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">of the altar.</a> 19He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a> But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a> According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. <a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a> He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. <a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a> because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-20</a> Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-14</a> But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. / He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, ... <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-2</a> For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. <a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Hebrews 9:24</a> For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God. <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a> And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. <a href="/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25-26</a> Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. / Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself. <a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Exodus 30:10</a> Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.” <a href="/exodus/29-36.htm">Exodus 29:36-37</a> Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it. / For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy. <a href="/exodus/30-6.htm">Exodus 30:6-10</a> Place the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony—before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you. / And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps. / When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come. ... <a href="/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9-10</a> Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy. / Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it shall be most holy. <a href="/numbers/19-20.htm">Numbers 19:20</a> But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar round about.<a href="/leviticus/16-16.htm">Leviticus 16:16</a> And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.<a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7,18</a> And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation… <a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Exodus 30:10</a> And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-17.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Bull's</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-17.htm">Free</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm">Goat's</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-9.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-41.htm">Round</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-41.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-17.htm">Sin</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-19.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-27.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-27.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Bull's</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">Free</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/numbers/31-20.htm">Goat's</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-3.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Round</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">Sin</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 16</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/16-1.htm">how the high priest must enter into the holy place</a> 11. <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">The sin offering for himself</a> 15. <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">The sin offering for the people</a> 20. <a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">The scapegoat</a> 29. <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">The yearly feast of the expiations</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD This phrase refers to the high priest's actions on the Day of Atonement, a significant event in the Israelite religious calendar. The altar mentioned is the altar of burnt offering, located in the courtyard of the Tabernacle. This altar is "before the LORD" because it is situated in the sacred space where God's presence dwells among His people. The high priest's movement from the Holy of Holies to the altar signifies the extension of atonement from the innermost sanctuary to the entire community. This act underscores the holiness required in approaching God and the need for purification of the place where sacrifices are offered.and make atonement for it Atonement involves the covering or removal of sin, allowing reconciliation between God and His people. The altar, though a sacred object, required purification due to the sinfulness of the people who used it. This reflects the pervasive nature of sin and the need for cleansing even in the instruments of worship. The concept of atonement is central to the sacrificial system and foreshadows the ultimate atonement made by Jesus Christ, who cleanses not only the physical but also the spiritual defilement of humanity.He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood The use of both bull's and goat's blood highlights the comprehensive nature of the atonement process. The bull's blood was for the high priest and his household, while the goat's blood was for the people of Israel. This dual application signifies the need for both personal and communal purification. Blood, representing life, is the means by which atonement is made, as life is given in exchange for life. This prefigures the sacrificial death of Christ, whose blood was shed for the sins of all humanity, fulfilling the requirements of the law.and put it on all the horns of the altar The horns of the altar, located at its four corners, symbolize strength and power. Applying blood to the horns signifies the sanctification and consecration of the altar, ensuring that it is a fit place for offerings to God. This act of purification is necessary for the altar to function as a means of divine-human interaction. In a broader theological context, the horns can be seen as pointing to the power of Christ's sacrifice, which sanctifies and empowers believers to approach God with confidence.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_high_priest.htm">The High Priest</a> The central figure in this passage, responsible for performing the atonement rituals on the Day of Atonement. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a> Located before the LORD, it is the place where sacrifices are made and atonement is sought. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who prescribes the means of atonement and forgiveness. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_bull_and_the_goat.htm">The Bull and the Goat</a> Sacrificial animals whose blood is used for atonement, symbolizing purification and forgiveness. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_atonement.htm">The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)</a> A significant annual event in the Jewish calendar focused on repentance and reconciliation with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_atonement.htm">The Necessity of Atonement</a> The passage underscores the need for atonement to approach a holy God. It reminds us of the seriousness of sin and the provision God has made for reconciliation. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_blood.htm">Symbolism of Blood</a> Blood is a powerful symbol of life and purification. In the Old Testament, it foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, whose blood cleanses us from all sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_mediator.htm">The Role of the Mediator</a> The high priest acts as a mediator between God and the people, pointing to Jesus Christ, our ultimate High Priest, who intercedes on our behalf. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_of_god.htm">Holiness of God</a> The detailed instructions for atonement highlight God's holiness and the need for purity in worship. It calls believers to live lives set apart for God. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_individual_responsibility.htm">Community and Individual Responsibility</a> The Day of Atonement was a communal event, yet it required individual repentance. This balance is essential in our spiritual lives today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 16</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_horns_of_the_altar's_role.htm">What are the Horns of the Altar's significance?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_horn_of_salvation.htm">What is the horn of salvation?</a> <a href="/q/leviticus_8_15-17__blood_source_and_safety.htm">In Leviticus 8:15-17, where does the blood used for the purification truly come from, and how did they handle potential health risks?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_sparkle_creed_express.htm">How are we cleansed from all unrighteousness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) And he shall go out unto the altar.--The authorities during the second Temple took this to denote the golden altar, or the altar of incense which stood in the Holy place over against the Holy of Holies, as this was the altar for which expiation was made once a year on this day (see <a href="/exodus/30-10.htm" title="And Aaron shall make an atonement on the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement on it throughout your generations: it is most holy to the LORD.">Exodus 30:10</a>); hence it was cleansed next. Beginning at the north-eastern corner, the high priest then went to the north-western, then the south-western, and last round to the south-eastern corner.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 18, 19. - The holy of holies and the outer chamber of the tabernacle having been reconciled, the high priest shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord - that is, the altar of burnt sacrifice in the court, standing in front of the tabernacle, not the altar of incense, as has been supposed by some - and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times. This completes the ceremony of "making an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and making an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar" (verse 33.) <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/16-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then he shall go out וְיָצָ֗א (wə·yā·ṣā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that is before לִפְנֵֽי־ (lip̄·nê-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH and make atonement וְכִפֶּ֣ר (wə·ḵip·per) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel for it. עָלָ֑יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against He is to take וְלָקַ֞ח (wə·lā·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take some of the bull’s הַפָּר֙ (hap·pār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6499.htm">Strong's 6499: </a> Young bull, steer blood מִדַּ֤ם (mid·dam) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed and some of the goat’s הַשָּׂעִ֔יר (haś·śā·‘îr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8163.htm">Strong's 8163: </a> Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun blood וּמִדַּ֣ם (ū·mid·dam) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed and put it וְנָתַ֛ן (wə·nā·ṯan) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against all סָבִֽיב׃ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around the horns קַרְנ֥וֹת (qar·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power of the altar. הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-18.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 16:18 He shall go out to the altar (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/16-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 16:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/16-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 16:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>