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“Aaron must enter the sanctuary with this: a young bull[a] as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering. He must put on a holy linen tunic,[b] and linen undergarments must be on his body, and he must fasten himself[c] with a linen sash, and he must wrap a linen turban around his head[d]—they are holy garments, and he shall wash his body with water, then[e] he shall put them on. And he must take from the Israelites[f] community two he-goats as a sin offering and one ram as a burnt offering.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 16:3 Literally “a bull a son of cattle”
  2. Leviticus 16:4 Literally “a tunic of linen of holiness”
  3. Leviticus 16:4 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Leviticus 16:4 Supplied from context in the English translation
  5. Leviticus 16:4 Or “and”
  6. Leviticus 16:5 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

“This is how Aaron is to enter the Most Holy Place:(A) He must first bring a young bull(B) for a sin offering[a] and a ram for a burnt offering.(C) He is to put on the sacred linen tunic,(D) with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban.(E) These are sacred garments;(F) so he must bathe himself with water(G) before he puts them on.(H) From the Israelite community(I) he is to take two male goats(J) for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 16:3 Or purification offering; here and throughout this chapter