Leviticus 16 · Verse 22

Leviticus 16:22

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.
Leviticus 16:22, King James Version

Leviticus 16:22 in other translations

BSBThe goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness.
WEBThe goat shall carry all their iniquities on himself to a solitary land, and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.
ASVand the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a solitary land: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
YLTand the goat hath borne on him all their iniquities unto a land of separation. ‘And he hath sent the goat away into the wilderness,
DARBYthat 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.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities to a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

What does Leviticus 16:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 16:20-22

20-22. he shall bring the live goat--Having already been presented before the Lord (Le 16:10), it was now brought forward to the high priest, who, placing his hands upon its head, and "having confessed over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins," transferred them by this act to the goat as their substitute. It was then delivered into the hands of a person, who…

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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…

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Leviticus 16:22 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.

וְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'and it will bearH5375
הַשָּׂעִ֥ירha.sa.'Irthe male goatH8163
עָלָ֛יו'a.Lavon itselfH5921
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
עֲוֹנֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.no.Taminiquities theirH5771
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retza landH776
גְּזֵרָ֑הge.ze.RahinfertileH1509
וְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.Lachand he will let goH7971
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַשָּׂעִ֖ירha.sa.'Irthe male goatH8163
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר\׃ba.mid.Barin the wildernessH4057

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Cross references for Leviticus 16:22

  • John 1:29

    The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

  • 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. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

  • Psalms 103:10

    He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

  • Galatians 3:13

    Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

  • 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.

  • Hebrews 9:28

    So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

  • 1 Peter 2:24

    Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

  • Psalms 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 unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.

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bear upon.
Isa 53:11,12; Joh 1:29; Ga 3:13; Heb 9:28; 1Pe 2:24
not inhabited. Heb. of separation.
Ps 103:10,12; Eze 18:22; Mic 7:19

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Context

  • Leviticus 16:21

    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:

  • Leviticus 16:22

    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.

  • Leviticus 16:23

    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:

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Leviticus 16:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aquel macho cabrío llevará sobre sí todas las iniquidades de ellos á tierra inhabitada: y dejará ir el macho cabrío por el desierto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et le bouc portera sur lui toutes leurs iniquités dans une terre inhabitée; et l’homme laissera aller le bouc dans le désert.
German
Elberfelder 1871
damit der Bock alle ihre Ungerechtigkeiten auf sich trage in ein ödes Land; und er schicke den Bock fort in die Wüste.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque portaverit hircus omnes iniquitates eorum in terram solitariam, et dimissus fuerit in deserto,