Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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 to 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:
Cross References
Isaiah 53:11-12
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
John 1:29
The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.
Hebrews 9:28
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and to them that look for him he will appear the second time without sin to salvation.
1 Peter 2:24
Who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live to righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.
Psalm 103:10
He hath not dealt with us according to our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
Psalm 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Ezekiel 18:22
All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned to him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
Micah 7:19
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Galatians 3:13
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Accursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: