KJV King James Version
And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Leviticus 16:34
And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.
WEB World English Bible
“This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel once in the year because of all their sins.” It was done as Yahweh commanded Moses.
ASV American Standard Version
And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make atonement for the children of Israel because of all their sins once in the year. And he did as Jehovah commanded Moses.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And this hath been to you for a statute age-during, to make atonement for the sons of Israel, because of all their sins, once in a year;’ and he doth as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 16
31 It [shall be] a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest’s office in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, [even] the holy garments:
33 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
34 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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וְהָֽיְתָה־H1961 · ha.yahto beזֹּ֨אתH2063 · zotthisלָכֶ֜םH9036 · khemyouלְחֻקַּ֣תH2708 · chuq.qahstatuteעוֹלָ֗םH5769 · o.lamforever: enduringלְכַפֵּ֞רH3722 · ki.pherto atoneעַל־H5921 · aluponבְּנֵ֤יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמִכָּל־H3605 · kolallחַטֹּאתָ֔םH2403 · chat.ta.ahsinאַחַ֖תH259 · e.chadoneבַּשָּׁנָ֑הH8141 · sha.nehyearוַיַּ֕עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רH834 · a.sherwhichצִוָּ֥הH6680 · tsa.vahto commandיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פH4872 · mo.shehMoses
Cross-references
Hebrews 9:7But into the second [went] the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and [for] the errors of the people:Hebrews 9:25Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;Exodus 30:10And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it [is] most holy unto the LORD.Hebrews 10:3But in those [sacrifices there is] a remembrance again [made] of sins every year.Hebrews 10:14For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.Numbers 29:7And ye shall have on the tenth [day] of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work [therein]:Leviticus 23:31Ye shall do no manner of work: [it shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
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