Leviticus 9:13

9:13 The burnt offering itself they handed to him by its parts, including the head, and he offered them up in smoke on the altar,

Leviticus 16:22

16:22 The goat is to bear on itself all their iniquities into an inaccessible land, so he is to send the goat away in the wilderness.


tn See the note on v. 12.

tn Heb “and the burnt offering they handed to him to its parts and the head.”

tn The Hebrew term rendered “inaccessible” derives from a root meaning “to cut off” (cf. NAB “an isolated region”). Another possible translation would be “infertile land” (see HALOT 187 s.v. *גָּזֵּר and cf. NRSV “a barren region”; NLT “a desolate land.”

tn Heb “and he [the man (standing) ready, v. 21] shall send the goat away.”