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He must bring a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But in this way Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: with a bull from the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus shall Aaron come into the holy <i>place</i>: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy <i>Place:</i> with <i>the blood of</i> a young bull as a sin offering, and <i>of</i> a ram as a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Aaron shall enter the Holy Place with this: with a bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Aaron shall enter the holy place with this: with a bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Aaron shall enter the holy place with this: with a bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Aaron shall enter the holy place with this: with a bull from the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Aaron [as high priest] shall enter the Holy Place in this way: with [the blood of] a young bull as a sin offering and [the blood of] a ram as a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Aaron is to enter the most holy place in this way: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Aaron is to enter the most holy place in this way: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Herewith shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Before entering this most holy place, you must offer a bull as a sacrifice for your sins and a ram as a sacrifice to please me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Herewith shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"This is what Aaron must do in order to come into the holy place: He must take a bull as an offering for sin and a ram as a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He may enter the Most Holy Place only after he has brought a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Aaron is to enter the sacred place with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a whole burnt offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"In this way Aaron is to enter into the sanctuary--with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Herewith shall Aaron come into the sanctuary: with a young bull for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Aaron shall come into the sanctuary with a young bull for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />With this Aaron comes into the holy place: with a bullock, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'With this doth Aaron come in unto the sanctuary; with a bullock, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In this shall Aaron come in to the Holy Place, with a bullock, the son of a cow, for sin, and a ram for a burnt-offering.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Unless he first do these things: He shall offer a calf for sin, and a ram for a holocaust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />unless he will have done these things beforehand. He shall offer a calf for sin, and a ram as a holocaust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Only in this way may Aaron enter the inner sanctuary. He shall bring a bull of the herd for a purification offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But with this Ahron shall be entering into holiness: with a bull, son of an ox for sin, and a ram for a burnt peace offering.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Herewith shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thus shall Aaron enter into the holy place; with a calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and <i>having</i> a ram for a whole-burnt-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/16-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=4239" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.htm">The Law of Atonement</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: bə·zōṯ (Prep-b:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">This is how</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">is to enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the Holy Place:</a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: bə·p̄ar (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">with a young bull</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: bā·qār (N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">for a sin offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: wə·’a·yil (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">and a ram</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: lə·‘ō·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">for a burnt offering.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Hebrews 9:24-25</a></span><br />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. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a></span><br />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, / and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-1.htm">Hebrews 5:1-3</a></span><br />Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. / He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness. / That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Exodus 30:10</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/28-29.htm">Exodus 28:29-30</a></span><br />Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of judgment, as a continual reminder before the LORD. / And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/29-7.htm">Numbers 29:7-11</a></span><br />On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work. / Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Hebrews 7:27</a></span><br />Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-3.htm">Hebrews 8:3</a></span><br />And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-1.htm">Exodus 29:1-14</a></span><br />“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish, / along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour, / put them in a basket, and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Leviticus 4:3-12</a></span><br />If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed. / He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD. / Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Leviticus 8:14-15</a></span><br />Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. / Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Leviticus 9:7</a></span><br />Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice the people’s offering to make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-17.htm">Leviticus 10:17</a></span><br />“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation by making atonement for them before the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.</p><p class="hdg">Aaron</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7,12,24,25</a></b></br> But into the second <i>went</i> the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and <i>for</i> the errors of the people: … </p><p class="hdg">a young</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Leviticus 4:3</a></b></br> If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Leviticus 8:14</a></b></br> And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/29-7.htm">Numbers 29:7-11</a></b></br> And ye shall have on the tenth <i>day</i> of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work <i>therein</i>: … </p><p class="hdg">a ram for a burnt-offering</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3,10</a></b></br> If his offering <i>be</i> a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-18.htm">Leviticus 8:18</a></b></br> And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3</a></b></br> And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, <i>both</i> of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-33.htm">Area</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-19.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-19.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-20.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-30.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-30.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/romans/16-1.htm">Herewith</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-33.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-54.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-30.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-19.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-19.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-13.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-30.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-30.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Way</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-29.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/16-8.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/8-2.htm">Area</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-6.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-6.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-24.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-19.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Herewith</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-6.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-17.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-16.htm">Way</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-28.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-1.htm">how the high priest must enter into the holy place</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">The sin offering for himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">The sin offering for the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">The scapegoat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">The yearly feast of the expiations</a></span><br></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'; 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Aaron, as the high priest, had the unique role of entering this space, especially on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). This entry was not casual; it required specific rituals and offerings, emphasizing the holiness of God and the need for purification before approaching Him. The detailed instructions underscore the seriousness of approaching God and the necessity of following His commands precisely.<p><b>with a young bull for a sin offering:</b><br>The young bull as a sin offering was specifically for Aaron and his household, signifying the need for the high priest to be cleansed from sin before interceding for the people. The sin offering was a crucial part of the atonement process, symbolizing the removal of sin and the restoration of the relationship between God and the priest. This offering prefigures Christ, who, as the ultimate High Priest, offered Himself as a sacrifice for the sins of humanity (<a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-14</a>).<p><b>and a ram for a burnt offering:</b><br>The ram for a burnt offering was a symbol of complete dedication and consecration to God. Unlike the sin offering, which was partially consumed, the burnt offering was entirely burnt on the altar, representing total surrender and devotion. This act of offering a ram points to the necessity of wholehearted commitment to God. In the New Testament, Jesus' sacrifice is seen as the fulfillment of all offerings, including the burnt offering, as He gave Himself entirely for the redemption of mankind (<a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. He is the central figure in this passage, responsible for performing the sacred duties on the Day of Atonement.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_most_holy_place.htm">The Most Holy Place</a></b><br>Also known as the Holy of Holies, it is the innermost and most sacred area of the Tabernacle (and later the Temple), where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. Only the high priest could enter, and only once a year on the Day of Atonement.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/y/young_bull_for_a_sin_offering.htm">Young Bull for a Sin Offering</a></b><br>This offering was made to atone for Aaron's own sins and the sins of his household, signifying the need for purification before approaching God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/ram_for_a_burnt_offering.htm">Ram for a Burnt Offering</a></b><br>This offering symbolized the complete dedication and surrender to God, as the entire animal was consumed by fire.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/day_of_atonement.htm">Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)</a></b><br>An annual event in the Jewish calendar, it was the most solemn day of the year, dedicated to atonement and repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_atonement.htm">The Necessity of Atonement</a></b><br>The requirement for Aaron to bring a sin offering underscores the holiness of God and the need for atonement before entering His presence. This reminds us of our need for Christ's atoning sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_high_priest.htm">The Role of the High Priest</a></b><br>Aaron's role as the high priest foreshadows the ultimate High Priest, Jesus Christ, who entered the heavenly Most Holy Place once for all with His own blood.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_preparation.htm">Holiness and Preparation</a></b><br>The detailed preparation for entering the Most Holy Place highlights the importance of approaching God with reverence and purity. In our lives, we should prepare our hearts before coming to God in prayer and worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifices.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifices</a></b><br>The sin offering and burnt offering symbolize atonement and dedication. As believers, we are called to live lives of repentance and complete dedication to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/annual_remembrance.htm">Annual Remembrance</a></b><br>The Day of Atonement was an annual reminder of the need for forgiveness and reconciliation with God. Similarly, we should regularly examine our lives and seek God's forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_the_high_priest_tied_with_a_rope.htm">Was a rope tied to the high priest inside?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_psalm_49_7.htm">What is the meaning of Psalm 49:7?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_law_of_moses_useful_or_not.htm">Is the law of Moses useful? Yes. All scripture is... profitable... (2 Timothy 3:16) No. . . . A former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness... (Hebrews 7:18)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_133_2's_oil_literal_or_symbolic.htm">In Psalm 133:2, does the image of oil running down Aaron's beard have literal historic authenticity or is it purely symbolic?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">Thus shall Aaron come.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">With this shall, </span>&c, that is, with the following sacrifices, ritual, vestments, &c, shall he approach the most holy place, after having offered previously the daily morning sacrifice, and performed the ordinary daily service. During the performance of the morning service the high priest, at the time of Christ, wore the golden vestments. These he changed for the white garments before he commenced the special ritual prescribed for this day.<p><span class= "bld">With a young bullock for a sin offering.</span>--Which had to be of the second year (see <a href="/exodus/29-1.htm" title="And this is the thing that you shall do to them to hallow them, to minister to me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,">Exodus 29:1</a>), and which the high priest had to buy with his own money. It was to be his own property because the victim was to expiate his own sins, since he, like the meanest sinner, required Divine mercy and forgiveness, though, owing to his high office, he had to bring a more costly sacrifice.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thus shall Aaron come into the holy</span> place. "Thus" would be translated more literally by <span class="accented">With this.</span> He must come supplied with the specified offerings, dressed in the appointed manner and using the ceremonial here designated. The efficacy of the acts of the high priest on this day and throughout his ministrations depended not upon his individual but on his official character, and on his obedience to the various commandments positively enjoined. Personal worthiness would not qualify him for his service, nor personal unworthiness hinder the effect of his liturgical acts (cf. Art. 26, 'Of the Unworthiness of the Ministers, which hinders not the effect of the Sacrament'). Aaron's special offerings for himself on this great day are to be a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/16-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This is how</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּזֹ֛את</span> <span class="translit">(bə·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is to enter</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Holy Place:</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with a young bull</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּפַ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·p̄ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6499.htm">Strong's 6499: </a> </span><span class="str2">Young bull, steer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a sin offering</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחַטָּ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a ram</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַ֥יִל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·yil)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a burnt offering.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֹלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 16:3 Herewith shall Aaron come into the sanctuary: (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 16:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 16:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:4" /></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>