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Polyglot Bible: Leviticus: Leviticus 16

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This is a parallel-text biblical resource presenting Leviticus 16 in two traditions side by side: the King James Version with Strong's concordance numbers interleaved into the text (a format used for word-level Hebrew lexical study), and the Greek Septuagint (LXX). The chapter prescribes the annual Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) ritual, detailing the high priest Aaron's step-by-step instructions for entering the Holy of Holies — including required garments, animal sacrifices, blood sprinkling on the mercy seat, and the burning of incense to create a protective cloud. A distinctive centerpiece is the scapegoat ceremony: Aaron lays hands on a live goat, confesses all Israel's sins over it, and sends it into the wilderness bearing those sins away, while the other goat is sacrificed as a sin offering. The chapter closes by establishing the tenth day of the seventh month as a permanent statute — a sabbath of rest and self-affliction — on which this atonement is to be repeated yearly. The juxtaposition of KJV with Strong's numbers alongside the Septuagint Greek makes this a text-critical or comparative study tool, useful for examining translation choices (notably, the KJV "scapegoat" versus the LXX's *apopompaios*, "the one sent away") rather than a devotional or theological commentary.

Polyglot Bible: Leviticus: Leviticus 16

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