to make atonement for(mg. over) him The meaning of this phrase is obscure. It probably refers to some ceremony of atonement performed over the goat, before being sent into the wilderness. Kennedy (ad loc.) suggests that it was an early purification rite, here reintroduced, but otherwise unknown. The name -scapegoat" is to be traced back to the caper emissariusof the Vulg. Neither this nor the R.V. mg."s rendering, dismissal, can be obtained etymologically from the Heb.

In Leviticus 16:3 we find prescribed howAaron is to come into the holy place, the garments which he must wear, the animals which he is to bring, and their destination: the following Leviticus 16:11 contain a detailed account of the whole ceremonial.

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