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Leviticus 16:30

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 16:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “for on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins shall ye be clean before Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

for on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins shall ye be clean before Jehovah.
Leviticus 16:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27And the bullock of the sin-offering, and the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
28And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
29And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you:
30for on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins shall ye be clean before Jehovah.
31It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.
32And the priest, who shall be anointed and who shall be consecrated to be priest in his father`s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments:
33and 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.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For on that day shall [the priest] make an atonement for you to cleanse you, etc.] By offering the sin offering for them; typical of the sacrifice of Christ, whose soul was made an offering for sin whereby atonement is made for it, and whose blood cleanses from all sin. Though the word “priest” is not in the text, it is rightly supplied, as it is by Aben Ezra, for by no other could, a sacrifice be offered, or atonement made; and on the day of atonement only by the high priest, who was a type of Christ our high priest, who has by his sacrifice made reconciliation for sin, and by himself has purged from it: [that] ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord; which is a general phrase,…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 51:2, Psa 51:7, Psa 51:10; Jer 33:8; Eze 36:25-27; Eph 5:26; Tit 2:14; Heb 9:13, Heb 9:14, Heb 10:1, Heb 10:2; Jo1 1:7-9 Leviticus 16:31”
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