Reply To: Etymology of "Day of Atonement"

Look at the Rabbenu Bachye on לא יהי-ה בהם נגף בפקד אותם why direct counting causes a plague. It separates unity so the faults can be seen. The Shunamis said I reside among my nation and don’t want to separate myself from the group, spotted and recognized to be blamed when something goes wrong,