Leviticus 16 · Verse 15

Leviticus 16:15

Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
Leviticus 16:15, King James Version

Leviticus 16:15 in other translations

BSBAaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.
WEB“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.
ASVThen shall he 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 bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat, and before the mercy-seat:
YLT‘And he hath slaughtered the goat of the sin-offering which is the people's, and hath brought in its blood unto the inside of the vail, and hath done with its blood as he hath done with the blood of the bullock, and hath sprinkled it on the mercy-seat, and at the front of the mercy-seat,
DARBYAnd he shall slaughter the goat of the sin-offering, which is for the people, and bring its blood inside the veil, and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat, and before the mercy-seat;
BBEThen let him put to death the goat of the sin-offering for the people, and take its blood inside the veil and do with it as he did with the blood of the ox, shaking drops of it on and before the cover of the ark.
WebsterThen shall he kill the goat of the sin-offering that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat, and before the mercy-seat:

What does Leviticus 16:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 16:11-19

11-19. Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself, &c.--The first part of the service was designed to solemnize his own mind, as well as the minds of the people, by offering the sacrifices for their sins. The sin offerings being slain had the sins of the offerer judicially transferred to them by the imputation of his hands on their head (Le 4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33); and thus the young…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 16:15-34
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with which atonement is made; for he is all in all in our reconciliation to God. Thus he was figured by the two goats. The slain goat was a type of Christ dying for our sins; the scape-goat a type of Christ rising again for our justification. The atonement is said to be completed by putting the sins of Israel upon the head of the goat, which was sent away into a wilderness, a land not inhabited; and the sending away of the goat represented the free and full remission of their sins. He shall bear upon him all their iniquities. Thus Christ, the Lamb of God, takes away the sin of the world, by taking it upon himself, Joh 1:29. The entrance into heaven, which Christ made for us, was typified by the high priest's entrance into the most holy place. See He 9:7. The high priest was to come out again; but our Lord Jesus ever lives, making intercession, and always appears in the presence of God for us. Here are typified the two great gospel duties of faith and repentance. By faith we put our hands upon the head of the offering; relying on Christ as the Lord our Righteousness, pleading his satisfaction, as that which alone is able to atone for our sins, and procure us a pardon. By repentance we afflict our souls; not only fasting for a time from the delights of the body, but inwardly sorrowing for sin, and living a life of self-denial, assuring ourselves, that if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. By the atonement we obtain rest for our souls, and all the glorious liberties of the children of God. Sinner, get the blood of Christ effectually applied to thy soul, or else thou canst never look God in the face with any comfort or acceptance. Take this blood of Christ, apply it by faith, and see how it atones with God.

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Leviticus 16:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשָׁחַ֞טve.sha.Chatand he will cut [the] throat ofH7819
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׂעִ֤ירse.'Ir[the] male goat ofH8163
הַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTthe sin offeringH2403
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
לָעָ֔םla.'Am[is] for the peopleH5971
וְהֵבִיא֙ve.he.Vi'and he will bringH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דָּמ֔וֹda.Moblood itsH1818
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מִבֵּ֖יתmi.Beitfrom insideH1004
לַפָּרֹ֑כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetto the curtainH6532
וְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.Sahand he will doH6213
אֶת\־'et-withH854
דָּמ֗וֹda.Moblood itsH1818
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
עָשָׂה֙'a.Sahhe didH6213
לְדַ֣םle.Damto [the] blood ofH1818
הַפָּ֔רha.Parthe bullH6499
וְהִזָּ֥הve.hi.Zahand he will spatterH5137
אֹת֛וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתha.ka.Po.retthe atonement coverH3727
וְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.Neiand <to> beforeH6440
הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת\׃ha.ka.Po.retthe atonement coverH3727

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 16:15

  • Hebrews 9:7

    But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:

  • Hebrews 9:12

    Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

  • Hebrews 2:17

    Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

  • Hebrews 9:3

    And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

  • Hebrews 6:19

    Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

  • Hebrews 5:3

    And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

  • Leviticus 16:2

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

  • Hebrews 9:25-26

    Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

  • Leviticus 16:5-9

    And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat. …

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Then shall.
5-9; Heb 2:17; 5:3; 9:7,25,26
bring.
2; Heb 6:19; 9:3,7,12

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Context

  • Leviticus 16:14

    And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

  • Leviticus 16:15

    Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

  • Leviticus 16:16

    And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

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Leviticus 16:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Después degollará en expiación el macho cabrío, que era del pueblo, y meterá la sangre de él del velo adentro; y hará de su sangre como hizo de la sangre del becerro, y esparcirá sobre la cubierta y delante de la cubierta:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il égorgera le bouc du sacrifice pour le péché, qui est pour le peuple, et il apportera son sang au-dedans du voile, et fera avec son sang, comme il a fait avec le sang du taureau: il en fera aspersion sur le propitiatoire et devant le propitiatoire.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er schlachte den Bock des Sündopfers, der für das Volk ist, und bringe sein Blut innerhalb des Vorhangs, und tue mit seinem Blute, so wie er mit dem Blute des Farren getan hat, und sprenge es auf den Deckel und vor den Deckel;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque mactaverit hircum pro peccato populi, inferet sanguinem ejus intra velum, sicut præceptum est de sanguine vituli, ut aspergat e regione oraculi,