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Leviticus 16:34

Leviticus 16:34 is verse 34 of Leviticus chapter 16, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

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.

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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.

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.

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Leviticus 16:32–34 · Berean Standard Bible

32 The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments

33 and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the assembly.

34 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.

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Hebrew words

וְהָֽיְתָהand it will become זֹּ֨אתthis לָכֶ֜םfor <the> you לְחֻקַּ֣ת<into> a statute of עוֹלָ֗םperpetuity לְכַפֵּ֞רto make atonement עַלon בְּנֵ֤י[the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel מִכָּלfrom all חַטֹּאתָ֔םsins their אַחַ֖תone [time]בַּשָּׁנָ֑הin the year וַיַּ֕עַשׂand he did כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶת<obj.>מֹשֶֽׁהMoses

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Leviticus 23:31
You are not to do any work at all. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.

Numbers 29:7
On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.

Exodus 30:10
Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”

Hebrews 9:7
But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

Hebrews 9:25
Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.

Hebrews 10:3
Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,

Hebrews 10:14
because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.

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