He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.
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- WEB Then he shall bathe himself in water in a holy place, and put on his garments, and come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people.
- KJV And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.
- NKJV And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, put on his garments, come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people.
- NASB And he shall bathe his body with water in a holy place and put on his clothes, and come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people.
- NLT Then he must bathe himself with water in a sacred place, put on his regular garments, and go out to sacrifice a burnt offering for himself and a burnt offering for the people. Through this process, he will purify himself and the people, making them right with the Lord.
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Aaron bathes, dons his regular garments, and offers the burnt offerings for himself and the people. He completes the day's worship with offerings of dedication.
Overview
After bathing in a holy place and resuming his ordinary priestly attire, Aaron offers the burnt offerings, making further atonement for himself and the people. The burnt offerings express full devotion to God following the cleansing of sin. This pattern of atonement leading to dedication is fulfilled as Christ's sacrifice frees His people to offer themselves wholly to God.
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- Lev 16:3–5This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
- Heb 10:19–22Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- Exod 29:4–5Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
- Heb 9:10They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
- Rev 1:5–6and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
- Lev 22:6the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.
- Exod 28:4–14These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.
- Lev 8:6–9Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
- Lev 14:9On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.
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