He shall take the two goats, and set them before Yahweh at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
- BSB Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- NKJV He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
- NASB He shall then take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting.
- NLT Then he must take the two male goats and present them to the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
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Quick answer
Aaron sets the two goats before Yahweh at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. They are presented for the central act of the people's atonement.
Overview
The two goats are brought and stationed before the LORD at the sanctuary door, awaiting the casting of lots. Presenting them before God shows that the whole transaction is under His authority and for His purposes. Together they will depict two aspects of one atonement, fulfilled in the single sacrifice of Jesus.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Rom 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
- Lev 12:6–7“‘When the days of her purification are completed, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the door of the Tent of Meeting, a year old lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering:
- Lev 4:4He shall bring the bull to the door of the Tent of Meeting before Yahweh; and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before Yahweh.
- Lev 1:3“‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh.
- Matt 16:21From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
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