Aaron is to lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites — all their sins — putting them on the head of the goat. He is to send it away into the wilderness in the care of a man appointed for the task.
In context
19He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, cleansing it and consecrating it from the uncleanness of the Israelites. 20When he has finished making atonement for the sanctuary, the tent of meeting, and the altar, he is to bring forward the live goat. 21Aaron is to lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites — all their sins — putting them on the head of the goat. He is to send it away into the wilderness in the care of a man appointed for the task. 22The goat will carry all their iniquities on itself into a remote place, and the man is to release it in the wilderness. 23Aaron is to go into the tent of meeting, take off the linen garments he put on before entering the sanctuary, and leave them there.
