1. The Lord spoke to Moses after Aaron’s two sons had come into the Lord’s presence and died.
2. The Lord said, “Tell your brother Aaron that he cannot go into the holy place whenever he wants to. If he goes up to the canopy and stands in front of the throne of mercy on the ark, he will die, because I appear in the smoke above the throne of mercy.
3. “This is what Aaron must do in order to come into the holy place: He must take a bull as an offering for sin and a ram as a burnt offering.
4. He must put on a holy linen robe and wear linen undergarments. He must wear a linen belt and turban. These are holy clothes. He must wash his body and put them on.
5. He will take two male goats from the congregation of Israel as an offering for sin and a ram as a burnt offering.
6. “Aaron must sacrifice the bull as his own offering for sin. By doing this, he will make peace with the Lord for himself and his family.
7. He must take the two male goats and bring them into the Lord’s presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
8. Then Aaron must throw lots for the two goats. One lot will be for the Lord and the other for Azazel.
9. Aaron must sacrifice the goat chosen by lot for the Lord as an offering for sin.
10. But he must bring the goat chosen by lot for Azazel into the Lord’s presence. He will release it in the desert to Azazel in order to make peace with the Lord for himself and his family.