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Thus he shall make atonement for the sanctuary, because of the uncleannesses of the people of Israel, and because of their transgressions, all their sins; and so he shall do for the tent of meeting, which remains with them in the midst of their uncleannesses.

No one shall be in the tent of meeting from the time he enters to make atonement in the sanctuary until he comes out and has made atonement for himself and for his house and for all the assembly of Israel.

When he has finished atoning for the holy place and the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall present the live goat.

Then Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and sending it away into the wilderness by means of someone designated for the task.

He shall bathe his body in water in a holy place, and put on his vestments; then he shall come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, making atonement for himself and for the people.

The one who sets the goat free for Azazel shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward may come into the camp.

For on this day atonement shall be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins you shall be clean before the Lord .

He shall make atonement for the sanctuary, and he shall make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly.

This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the people of Israel once in the year for all their sins. And Moses did as the Lord had commanded him.

so that they may no longer offer their sacrifices for goat-demons, to whom they prostitute themselves. This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.

For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you for making atonement for your lives on the altar; for, as life, it is the blood that makes atonement.

For the life of every creature—its blood is its life; therefore I have said to the people of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter or of your daughter's daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is your mother's flesh.

Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, for by all these practices the nations I am casting out before you have defiled themselves.

Thus the land became defiled; and I punished it for its iniquity, and the land vomited out its inhabitants.

(for the inhabitants of the land, who were before you, committed all of these abominations, and the land became defiled);

otherwise the land will vomit you out for defiling it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

For whoever commits any of these abominations shall be cut off from their people.

Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.