God commanded that an atonement be made for each of the sacred apartments. "And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness."
Mungu aliamuru kwamba upatanisho ufanyike kwa kila chumba cha sehemu hizi mbili takatifu za Patakatifu. “Naye atafanya upatanisho kwa ajili ya mahali patakatifu, kwa sababu ya mambo machafu ya wana wa Israeli, naam, kwa ajili ya dhambi zao zote; naye atafanya vile vile kwa ajili ya hema ya kukutania, ikaayo pamoja na katikati ya machafu yao.” Upatanisho pia ulitakiwa kufanywa kwa ajili ya madhabahu, na “kuitakasa, ili machafu yote ya wana wa Israeli yaitoke.”