3. “Aaron may enter the Most Holy Place only on the Day of Cleansing. Before he enters, he must offer a bull for a sin offering. And he must offer a male sheep for a whole burnt offering.
4. He must put on these clothes. He will put on the holy linen inner robe. The linen underclothes will be next to his body. His belt will be the cloth belt. And he will wear the linen turban. These are holy clothes. So he must wash his whole body with water before he puts them on.
5. “Aaron must take from the people of Israel two male goats for a sin offering. And he must take one male sheep for a burnt offering.
6. Then he will offer the bull for the sin offering. This sin offering is for himself. Then he will perform the acts to remove sins from him and his family so they will belong to the Lord.
7. “Next Aaron will take the two goats. He will bring them before the Lord at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.
8. Aaron will throw lots for the two goats. One lot will be for the Lord. The other lot will be for the goat that removes sin.
9. Then Aaron will take the goat that was chosen for the Lord by throwing the lot. He must offer this goat as a sin offering.
10. The other goat was chosen by lot to remove the sin. It must be brought alive before the Lord. The priest will use it to perform the acts to remove Israel’s sin so they will belong to the Lord. Then this goat will be sent out into the desert.
11. “Then Aaron will offer the bull as a sin offering for himself. This will remove the sins of him and his family so they will belong to the Lord. He will kill the bull for the sin offering for himself.
12. Then he must take a pan full of burning coals from the altar before the Lord. Aaron must take two handfuls of sweet incense that has been ground into powder. He must bring it into the room behind the curtain.