Leviticus 16:33

Verse

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.

American Standard Version (1901)

and he shall make atonement for the holy sanctuary; and he shall make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar; and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly.

Bible in Basic English

And he will make the holy place and the Tent of meeting and the altar free from sin; he will take away sin from the priests and from all the people.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And he shall expiate the sanctuary and the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar, the priest also and all the people.

Free Bible Version

He will carry out the purification of the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, also making right the priests and all the people.

Geneva Bible 1599

And shall purge the Holy Sanctuarie and the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and shall clense the altar, and make an atonement for the Priests and for all the people of the Congregation.

King James (Authorized) Version

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.

One Unity Resource Bible

Then he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary; and he shall make atonement for the Tent of Meeting and for the altar; and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly.

Translation for Translators

and offer sacrifices to purify the Very Holy Place, all of the Sacred Tent, the altar, the priests, and all the Israel people like Aaron did.

Unlocked Literal Bible

He must make atonement for the most holy place; he must make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar, and he must make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly.

Noah Webster Bible

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.

World English Bible

Young's Literal Translation

and he hath made atonement [for] the holy sanctuary; and [for] the tent of meeting, even [for] the altar he doth make atonement; yea, for the priests, and for all the people of the assembly he maketh atonement.

Context

The Day of Atonement

³²The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments ³³and 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. ³⁴This 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.

Summary

Leviticus 16:33 describes the annual Day of Atonement, emphasizing the importance of the high priest's role in making atonement for the Israelites. This verse highlights the significance of this ritual in cleansing the people of their sins and defilement before the Lord. It underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for a mediator to intercede on behalf of the people. The Day of Atonement foreshadows the ultimate atonement that Jesus Christ would provide for humanity through His sacrificial death on the cross, fulfilling the role of the perfect High Priest.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you,.... Which is the third time of its being observed, see Lev 16:29, to show that this was a law of considerable moment, and to be taken notice of, and strictly and closely kept by the priests, to whom these words are directed, and on whom the chief service of the day lay: to make atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year; namely, on the tenth day of the seventh month, or Tisri, as before directed: and he did as the Lord commanded Moses; that is, Aaron did, as the Targum of Jonathan, Aben Ezra, and Ben Gersom supply it; when the day of atonement came, as Jarchi expresses it, he did according to this order, to fulfil the decree of the king, even the King of kings; whose will it was that such a day should be yearly observed, and such and such rules performed in it; so very significant of Christ, and of the atonement to be made by him, and which has been made. Next: Leviticus Chapter 17