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Leviticus 16:17 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" No one shall be in the Tent of Meeting when he enters to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, and has made atonement for himself and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel. "

Leviticus 16:17

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15 “Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat.

16 He shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, even all their sins; and so he shall do for the Tent of Meeting that dwells with them in the middle of their uncleanness.

17 No one shall be in the Tent of Meeting when he enters to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, and has made atonement for himself and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.

18 “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.

19 He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and make it holy from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

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Related Verses

Exodus 28:43

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"They shall be on Aaron and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place, that they don’t bear iniquity, and die. This shall be a statute forever to him and to his offspring after him."

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Leviticus 14:11

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"The priest who cleanses him shall set the man who is to be cleansed, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the Tent of Meeting."

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Leviticus 6:30

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"No sin offering, of which any of the blood is brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be eaten. It shall be burned with fire."

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Exodus 30:16

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"You shall take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shall appoint it for the service of the Tent of Meeting; that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD, to make atonement for your souls.”"

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Numbers 18:22

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"Henceforth the children of Israel shall not come near the Tent of Meeting, lest they bear sin, and die."

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Exodus 34:3

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"No one shall come up with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain. Do not let the flocks or herds graze in front of that mountain.”"

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From This Chapter

Leviticus 16:1

"The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they came near before the LORD, and died;"

Leviticus 16:2

"and the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Most Holy Place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark; lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat."

Leviticus 16:3

"“Aaron shall come into the sanctuary with a young bull for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering."

Leviticus 16:4

"He shall put on the holy linen tunic. He shall have the linen trousers on his body, and shall put on the linen sash, and he shall be clothed with the linen turban. They are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water, and put them on."

Leviticus 16:5

"He shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two male goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering."

Leviticus 16:6

"“Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house."

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