Leviticus 16:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.”
Leviticus 16:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 16:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Leviticus 16:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The goat shall carry all their iniquities on himself to a solitary land, and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.”
Leviticus 16:22 — World English Bible
Leviticus 16:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a solitary land: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.”
Leviticus 16:22 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 16:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the goat hath borne on him all their iniquities unto a land of separation. `And he hath sent the goat away into the wilderness,”
Leviticus 16:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 16:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that the goat may bear upon him all their iniquities to a land apart [from men]; and he shall send away the goat into the wilderness.”
Leviticus 16:22 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 16:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So the goate shall beare vpon him all their iniquities into the land that is not inhabited, and he shall let the goate go into the wildernesse.”
Leviticus 16:22 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 16:22 in Context — Leviticus 16
20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:
24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.
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What Does Leviticus 16:22 Mean?
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