Leviticus 16:22
Context16:22 The goat is to bear on itself all their iniquities into an inaccessible land, 1 so he is to send the goat away 2 in the wilderness.
Leviticus 25:38
Context25:38 I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan – to be your God. 3


[16:22] 1 tn The Hebrew term rendered “inaccessible” derives from a root meaning “to cut off” (cf. NAB “an isolated region”). Another possible translation would be “infertile land” (see HALOT 187 s.v. *גָּזֵּר and cf. NRSV “a barren region”; NLT “a desolate land.”
[16:22] 2 tn Heb “and he [the man (standing) ready, v. 21] shall send the goat away.”