Then they brought the male goats of the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them.
Parallel translations
- WEB They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them.
- KJV And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:
- BSB Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.
- NKJV Then they brought out the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them.
- NLT The male goats for the sin offering were then brought before the king and the assembly of people, who laid their hands on them.
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Quick answer
The goats for the sin offering are brought before the king and assembly, who lay their hands on them. The laying on of hands identifies the people with the sacrifice that bears their sin.
Overview
The whole assembly, with the king, lays hands on the sin-offering goats, symbolically transferring their guilt to the animals. This act of identification expresses that the sacrifice stands in the people's place to bear their sin. The picture of guilt laid upon a substitute points directly to Christ, on whom the LORD laid the iniquity of us all.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Lev 4:15The elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before Yahweh; and the bull shall be killed before Yahweh.
- Lev 1:4He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
- Lev 4:24He shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before Yahweh. It is a sin offering.
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