The high priest was required, first of all, to sacrifice a bull as a sin offering “in behalf of himself and his house. ”
هذِهِ ٱلْعَلَاقَةُ بَيْنَ ٱلْـ‍ ٠٠٠‏,١٤٤ وَبَاقِي ٱلْجِنْسِ ٱلْبَشَرِيِّ رَمَزَتْ إِلَيْهَا أَحْدَاثُ يَوْمِ ٱلْكَفَّارَةِ ٱلسَّنَوِيِّ .‏