1The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron's two sons when they came before the LORD and died.2The LORD said to Moses, "Speak to your brother Aaron that he not come at any time into the holy place inside the curtain before the mercy seat that is on the ark, lest he die, for I appear in the cloud over the mercy seat."3This is how Aaron shall enter the holy place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.4He shall put on the holy linen tunic and have linen undergarments next to his body; he shall gird himself with the linen sash and wrap the linen turban around his head. These are holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water and then put them on.5He shall take from the congregation of the Israelites two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.6Aaron shall present the bull of the sin offering that belongs to him and make atonement for himself and for his household.7He shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting.8Aaron shall put lots on the two goats, one lot for the LORD and one lot for Azazel.9Aaron shall present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and prepare it as a sin offering.10The goat on which the lot fell for Azazel shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement over it, and it shall be sent away to Azazel into the wilderness.11Aaron shall present the bull of the sin offering that belongs to him, make atonement for himself and for his household, and slaughter the bull of the sin offering that belongs to him.12He shall take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and bring them inside the curtain.13He shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, so that the cloud of the incense covers the mercy seat that is over the testimony, and he will not die.14He shall take some of the bull's blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the face of the mercy seat eastward, and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.15He shall slaughter the people's sin-offering goat and bring its blood inside the curtain, and he shall do with its blood as he did with the bull's blood, sprinkling it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat.16He shall make atonement for the holy place because of the uncleannesses of the sons of Israel and because of their transgressions, all their sins; and so he shall do for the tent of meeting that dwells with them in the midst of their uncleanness.17No one may be in the tent of meeting when he enters to make atonement in the holy place until he comes out; he shall make atonement for himself, for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.18He shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it; he shall take some of the bull's blood and some of the goat's blood and put it on the horns of the altar all around.19He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, and so cleanse and consecrate it from the uncleannesses of the sons of Israel.20When he has finished making atonement for the holy place, the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat.21Aaron shall lay his two hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities of the sons of Israel and all their transgressions, all their sins, and he shall put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.22The goat shall carry all their iniquities to a land of isolation, and the one who sent it shall send the goat away into the wilderness.23Aaron shall enter the tent of meeting, take off the linen garments he wore when he entered the holy place, and leave them there.24He shall bathe his body in water in a holy place, put on his regular garments, come out, and offer his burnt offering and the people's burnt offering, making atonement for himself and for the people.25He shall burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.26The one who sends the goat to Azazel shall wash his garments and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.27The bull of the sin offering and the goat of the sin offering whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place shall be taken outside the camp; their hides, flesh, and refuse shall be burned in the fire.28The one who burns them shall wash his garments and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.29This shall be a statute forever for you: in the seventh month on the tenth of the month you shall afflict your souls and do no work, the native and the sojourner who sojourns among you.30For on this day atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you from all your sins before the LORD; you shall be clean.31It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves; it is a permanent statute.32The priest who is anointed and whose hand is filled to minister in his father's place shall make atonement; he shall put on the linen garments, the holy garments.33He shall make atonement for the most holy sanctuary, the tent of meeting, and the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly.34This shall be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement for the Israelites for all their sins once a year. And Moses did as the LORD commanded him.