Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The goat is to bear on itself all their iniquities into an inaccessible land, so he is to send the goat away in the wilderness.
New American Standard Bible
The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to a solitary land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
The goat will carry on it all their wrongdoings into a desolate land,
International Standard Version
The male goat will bear on itself all their sins to a solitary land as Aaron sends the goat out to the wilderness.
A Conservative Version
And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities to a solitary land. And he shall let the goat go in the wilderness.
American Standard Version
and the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a solitary land: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
Amplified
The goat shall carry on itself all their (the Israelites) wickedness, carrying them to a solitary (infertile) land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.
Bible in Basic English
And the goat will take all their sins into a land cut off from men, and he will send the goat away into the waste land.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And the he goat lifted up upon him all their iniquities to a desert land: and he sent the he goat into the desert
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Thus the goat shall bear on it to {a barren region} all their guilt, and he shall send the goat away into the desert.
Modern King James verseion
And the goat shall bear on him all their sins to a land in which no one lives. And he shall let the goat go in the wilderness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the goat shall bear upon him all their misdeeds unto the wilderness, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.
New Heart English Bible
The goat shall carry all their iniquities on himself to a solitary land, and he shall let the goat go in the wilderness.
The Emphasized Bible
so shall the goat hear upon him all their iniquities into a lone land, - and he shall set the goat free, in the desert.
Webster
And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities to a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
World English Bible
The goat shall carry all their iniquities on himself to a solitary land, and he shall let the goat go in the wilderness.
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Atonement » Day of » How observed
Desert » An arid region having only sparse vegetation
hands » Imposition of, used in » Transferring guilt of sacrifices
Offerings » Ordinance relating to the scapegoat
Sacrifices » Were offered » For the whole nation
Scapegoat » Sent into the wilderness by the hands of a fit person
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 16:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Day Of Atonement
21 Aaron is to lay his two hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities of the Israelites and all their transgressions in regard to all their sins, and thus he is to put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man standing ready. 22 The goat is to bear on itself all their iniquities into an inaccessible land, so he is to send the goat away in the wilderness. 23 "Aaron must then enter the Meeting Tent and take off the linen garments which he had put on when he entered the sanctuary, and leave them there.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:11-12
Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done. "My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins.
John 1:29
On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
Hebrews 9:28
so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.
1 Peter 2:24
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.
Psalm 103:10
He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.
Psalm 103:12
As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.
Ezekiel 18:22
None of the sins he has committed will be held against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live.
Micah 7:19
You will once again have mercy on us; you will conquer our evil deeds; you will hurl our sins into the depths of the sea.
Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree")