John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:27
And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering ,.... The one for Aaron and his family, the other for the people of Israel, of which see Leviticus 16:5 , whose blood was brought in to make an atonement in the holy place ; the holy of holies, where it was brought and sprinkled, as directed in Leviticus 16:14 , shall one carry forth without the camp ; by command, as Aben Ezra observes; by the order of the high priest; and, perhaps, more than one was... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 16:20-28
The high priest having presented unto the Lord the expiatory sacrifices, by the sprinkling of their blood, the remainder of which, it is probable, he poured out at the foot of the brazen altar, 1. He is next to confess the sins of Israel, with both his hands upon the head of the scape-goat (Lev. 16:20, 21); and whenever hands were imposed upon the head of any sacrifice it was always done with confession, according as the nature of the sacrifice was; and, this being a sin-offering, it must be a... read more