and one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you;
Parallel translations
- KJV And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:
- BSB Include one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.
- NKJV also one kid of the goats as a sin offering, to make atonement for you;
- NASB and one male goat as a sin offering, to make atonement for you,
- NLT In addition, you must sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering to purify yourselves and make yourselves right with the Lord.
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Quick answer
A goat for a sin offering was added 'to make atonement for you,' grounding the feast's joy in forgiveness of sin.
Overview
The trumpet-day celebration still required a sin offering, for Israel could approach God only as a forgiven people. The phrase 'to make atonement' kept the reality of sin and the need for cleansing in view. The atoning goat points to Christ, whose sacrifice truly makes atonement for His people.
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