16. By doing this, you will take away the sins that make both the most holy place and the people of Israel unclean. Do the same for the sacred tent, which is here among the people.
17. Only you are allowed in the sacred tent from the time you enter until the time you come out.
18. After leaving the tent, you will purify the bronze altar by smearing each of its four corners with some of the blood from the bull and from the goat.
19. Use a finger to sprinkle the altar seven times with the blood, and it will be completely clean from the sins of the people.
20. After you have purified the most holy place, the sacred tent, and the bronze altar, you must bring the live goat to the front of the tent.
21. There you will lay your hands on its head, while confessing every sin the people have committed, and you will appoint someone to lead the goat into the desert, so that it can take away their sins.
22. Finally, this goat that carries the heavy burden of Israel's sins must be released deep in the desert.
23-24. Aaron, after this you must go inside the sacred tent, take a bath, put on your ordinary priestly clothes, and leave there the clothes you put on before entering the most holy place. Then you will come out and offer sacrifices to please me and sacrifices for your sins and for the sins of the people.
25. The fat from these sacrifices for sin must be sent up in smoke on the bronze altar.
26. The one who led the goat into the desert and sent it off to the demon Azazel must take a bath and wash his clothes before coming back into camp.
27. The remains of the bull and the goat whose blood was taken into the most holy place must be taken outside the camp and burnt.
28. And whoever does this must take a bath and change clothes before coming back into camp.
29. On the tenth day of the seventh month of each year, you must go without eating to show sorrow for your sins, and no one, including foreigners who live among you, is allowed to work.