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Leviticus 16

1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,afterthedeathH4191ofthetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175,whentheydrewH7126nearbeforeJehovah,anddiedH4191;

2andJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Speakדַּבֵּר֮da.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִיךָ֒'a.chi.KhaH251,thathecomeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935notatalltimesעֵת֙'etH6256intotheholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944withintheveil,beforethemercy-seatwhichisuponthearkהָאָרֹן֙ha.'a.RonH727;thathedieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191not:forIwillappearאֵרָאֶ֖ה'e.ra.'EhH7200inthecloudבֶּֽעָנָ֔ןbe.'a.NanH6051uponthemercy-seat.

3HerewithshallAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935intotheholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944:withayoungבֶּן־ben-H1121bullockforasin-offering,andaramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352foraburnt-offering.

4HeshallputH3847ontheholyH6944linenבַּ֨דbadH906coat,andheshallhavethelinenבַד֮vadH906breechesuponhisfleshH1320,andshallbeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961girdedיַחְגֹּ֔רyach.GorH2296withthelinenבַּד֙badH906girdle,andwiththelinenבַּ֖דbadH906mitreshallhebeH1961attired:theyaretheholyH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899;andheshallbatheH7364hisfleshH1320inwaterבַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,andputH3847themon.

5Andheshalltakeיִקַּ֛חyi.KachH3947ofthecongregationעֲדַת֙'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147he-goatsforasin-offering,andoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259ramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352foraburnt-offering.

6AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175shallpresentוְהִקְרִ֧יבve.hik.RivH7126thebullockofthesin-offering,whichisforhimself,andmakeatonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722forhimself,andforhishouseH1004.

7Andheshalltakeוְלָקַ֖חve.la.KachH3947thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147goatsהַשְּׂעִירִ֑םha.se.'i.RimH8163,andsetH5975thembeforeJehovahatthedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

8AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175shallcastlotsגּוֹרָל֑וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486uponthetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147goatsהַשְּׂעִירִ֖םha.se.'i.RimH8163;oneH259lotגּוֹרָ֤לgo.RalH1486forJehovah,andtheotherlotוְגוֹרָ֥לve.go.RalH1486forAzazel.

9AndAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shallpresentוְהִקְרִ֤יבve.hik.RivH7126thegoatהַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'IrH8163uponwhichthelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellforJehovah,andofferhimforasin-offering.

10Butthegoatוְהַשָּׂעִ֗ירve.ha.sa.'IrH8163,onwhichthelotהַגּוֹרָל֙ha.go.RalH1486fellforAzazel,shallbesetH5975aliveחַ֛יchaiH2416beforeJehovah,tomakeH5975atonementלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722forhim,tosendH7971himawayלְשַׁלַּ֥חle.sha.LachH7971forAzazelintothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.

11AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175shallpresentוְהִקְרִ֨יבve.hik.RivH7126thebullockofthesin-offering,whichisforhimself,andshallmakeatonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722forhimself,andforhishouseH1004,andshallkillthebullockofthesin-offeringwhichisforhimself.

12Andheshalltakeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947acenserהַ֠מַּחְתָּהHa.mach.tahH4289fullofcoalsגַּֽחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513offireאֵ֞שׁ'eshH784fromoffthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196beforeJehovah,andhishandsחָפְנָ֔יוcha.fe.NavH2651fullofsweetincenseקְטֹ֥רֶתke.To.retH7004beaten small,andbringוְהֵבִ֖יאve.he.Vi'H935itwithintheveil:

13andheshallputוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414theincenseהַקְּטֹ֛רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004uponthefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784beforeJehovah,thatthecloudעֲנַ֣ן'a.NanH6051oftheincenseהַקְּטֹ֗רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004maycoverוְכִסָּ֣ה׀ve.khi.SahH3680themercy-seatthatisuponthetestimonyהָעֵד֖וּתha.'e.DutH5715,thathedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191not:

14andheshalltakeוְלָקַח֙ve.la.KachH3947ofthebloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818ofthebullock,andsprinkleitwithhisfingerבְאֶצְבָּע֛וֹve.'etz.ba.'OH676uponthemercy-seatontheeastקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924;andbeforethemercy-seatshallhesprinkleofthebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818withhisfingerבְּאֶצְבָּעֽוֹ׃be.'etz.ba.'OH676sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651timesH6471.

15Thenshallhekillthegoatשְׂעִ֤ירse.'IrH8163ofthesin-offering,thatisforthepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971,andbringוְהֵבִיא֙ve.he.Vi'H935hisbloodדָּמ֔וֹda.MoH1818withintheveil,anddowithhisbloodדָּמ֗וֹda.MoH1818ashedidwiththebloodלְדַ֣םle.DamH1818ofthebullock,andsprinkleituponthemercy-seat,andbeforethemercy-seat:

16andheshallmakeH6213atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722fortheholyהַקֹּ֗דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944,becauseoftheuncleannessesofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andbecauseoftheirtransgressionsוּמִפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םu.mi.pish.'ei.HemH6588,evenalltheirsinsחַטֹּאתָ֑םcha.to.TamH2403:andsoH3651shallhedoforthetentלְאֹ֣הֶלle.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,thatdwellethwiththeminthemidstH8432oftheiruncleannesses.

17Andthereshallbeיִהְיֶ֣ה׀yih.YehH1961nomanH120inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150whenhegoethintomakeatonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722intheholyבַּקֹּ֖דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944,untilhecomeH935out,andhavemadeatonementוְכִפֶּ֤רve.khi.PerH3722forhimself,andforhishouseholdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,andforalltheassemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18Andheshallgoוְיָצָ֗אve.ya.Tza'H3318outuntothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thatisbeforeJehovah,andmakeH5414atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722forit,andshalltakeוְלָקַ֞חve.la.KachH3947ofthebloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818ofthebullock,andofthebloodוּמִדַּ֣םu.mi.DamH1818ofthegoatהַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'IrH8163,andputוְנָתַ֛ןve.na.TanH5414ituponthehornsקַרְנ֥וֹתkar.NotH7161ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196roundH5439about.

19Andheshallsprinkleofthebloodהַדָּ֛םha.DamH1818uponitwithhisfingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֖וֹbe.'etz.ba.'OH676sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471,andcleanseH2891it,andhallowitfromtheuncleannessesofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20AndwhenhehathmadeanendH3615ofatoningfortheholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944,andthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,andthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,heshallpresentוְהִקְרִ֖יבve.hik.RivH7126thelivegoatהַשָּׂעִ֥ירha.sa.'IrH8163:

21andAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175shalllaybothhishandsיָדָ֗יוya.dovH3027upontheheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthelivegoatהַשָּׂעִיר֮ha.sa.'IrH8163,andconfessוְהִתְוַדָּ֣הve.hit.va.DahH3034overhimalltheiniquitiesעֲוֹנֹת֙'a.vo.NotH5771ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andalltheirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588,evenalltheirsinsחַטֹּאתָ֑םcha.to.TamH2403;andheshallputוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414themupontheheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthegoatהַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'IrH8163,andshallsendוְשִׁלַּ֛חve.shi.LachH7971himawayH7971bythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofamanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376thatisinreadinessintothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057:

22andthegoatהַשָּׂעִ֥ירha.sa.'IrH8163shallbearוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375uponhimalltheiriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.no.TamH5771untoasolitarylandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776:andheshallletgoוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971thegoatהַשָּׂעִ֖ירha.sa.'IrH8163inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

23AndAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shallcomeH935intothetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,andshallputH3847offthelinenהַבָּ֔דha.BadH906garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899,whichheputH3847onwhenH834hewentH935intotheholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944,andshallleavethemthere:

24andheshallbatheH7364hisfleshH1320inwaterבַמַּ֙יִם֙va.Ma.yimH4325inaholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725,andputוְלָבַ֖שׁve.la.VashH3847onhisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899,andcomeוְיָצָ֗אve.ya.Tza'H3318forthH3318,andofferוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213hisburnt-offeringandtheburnt-offeringofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andmakeH6213atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722forhimselfandforthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

25Andthefatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459ofthesin-offering shallheburnuponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ha.miz.Be.chahH4196.

26AndhethatlettethgoH935thegoatהַשָּׂעִיר֙ha.sa.'IrH8163forAzazelshallwashיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesH899,andbatheH7364hisfleshH1320inwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,andafterwardheshallcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

27Andthebullockofthesin-offering,andthegoatשְׂעִ֣ירse.'IrH8163ofthesin-offering,whosebloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818wasbroughtH935intomakeatonementלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722intheholyבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944,shallbecarriedforthH3318withoutthecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264;andtheyshallburnוְשָׂרְפ֣וּve.sa.re.FuH8313inthefireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784theirskinsH5785,andtheirfleshבְּשָׂרָ֖םbe.sa.RamH1320,andtheirdungH6569.

28Andhethatburneththemshallwashיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesH899,andbatheH7364hisfleshH1320inwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,andafterwardheshallcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

29AnditshallbeH1961astatuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708foreverH5769untoyou:intheseventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיHa.she.vi.'iH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,onthetenthdayofthemonthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, yeshallafflictתְּעַנּ֣וּte.'a.NuH6031yoursoulsH5315,andshalldonomannerofworkמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399,thehome-born,orthestrangerthatsojournethamongyou:

30foronthisdayבַיּ֥וֹםvai.YomH3117shallatonementיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722bemadeforyou,tocleanseH2891you;fromallyoursinsחַטֹּ֣אתֵיכֶ֔םcha.To.tei.KhemH2403shallyebecleanH2891beforeJehovah.

31Itisasabbathשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676ofsolemnrestuntoyou,andyeshallafflictוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031yoursoulsH5315;itisastatuteחֻקַּ֖תchu.KatH2708foreverH5769.

32Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,whoshallbeanointedיִמְשַׁ֣חyim.ShachH4886andwhoshallbeconsecratedtobepriestH3548inhisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1stead,shallmaketheatonementוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722,andshallputH3847onthelinenהַבָּ֖דha.BadH906garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899,eventheholyH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899:

33andheshallmakeatonementוְכִפֶּר֙ve.khi.PerH3722fortheholyH6944sanctuaryמִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.DashH4720;andheshallmakeatonementיְכַפֵּ֑רye.kha.PerH3722forthetentאֹ֧הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֛דmo.'EdH4150andforthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;andheshallmakeatonementיְכַפֵּֽר׃ye.kha.PerH3722forthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andforallthepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971oftheassemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951.

34AndthisshallbeH1961aneverlastingstatuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708untoyou,tomakeH6213atonementלְכַפֵּ֞רle.kha.PerH3722forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478becauseofalltheirsinsחַטֹּאתָ֔םcha.to.TamH2403onceintheyearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141.AndhedidasJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

Commentaries on Leviticus 16

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