Berean Standard Bible

Leviticus 16:12-34

12Then he must takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947a censerהַ֠מַּחְתָּהHa.mach.tahH4289fullמְלֹֽא־me.lo'-H4393of burningאֵ֞שׁ'eshH784coalsגַּֽחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513fromמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and two handfulsוּמְלֹ֣א חָפְנָ֔יוu.me.Lo' cha.fe.NavH4393 H2651of finely groundדַּקָּ֑הda.KahH1851fragrantסַמִּ֖יםsa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹ֥רֶתke.To.retH7004,and take themוְהֵבִ֖יאve.he.Vi'H935insideמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004the veilלַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃la.pa.Ro.khetH6532.

13He is to putוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414אֶֽת־'et-H853the incenseהַקְּטֹ֛רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004onעַל־'al-H5921the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and the cloudעֲנַ֣ן'a.NanH6051of incenseהַקְּטֹ֗רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004אֶת־'et-H853will coverוְכִסָּ֣ה׀ve.khi.SahH3680the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834aboveעַל־'al-H5921the Testimonyהָעֵד֖וּתha.'e.DutH5715,so that he will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

14And he is to takeוְלָקַח֙ve.la.KachH3947some of the bull’sהַפָּ֔רha.ParH6499bloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818and sprinkleוְהִזָּ֧הve.hi.ZahH5137it with his fingerבְאֶצְבָּע֛וֹve.'etz.ba.'OH676onעַל־'al-H5921the eastקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727;then he shall sprinkleיַזֶּ֧הya.ZehH5137some ofמִן־min-H4480itהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818with his fingerבְּאֶצְבָּעֽוֹ׃be.'etz.ba.'OH676sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651timesפְּעָמִ֛יםpe.'a.MimH6471beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727.

15Aaronshall then slaughterוְשָׁחַ֞טve.sha.ChatH7819אֶת־'et-H853the goatשְׂעִ֤ירse.'IrH8163for the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834for the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971and bringוְהֵבִיא֙ve.he.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853its bloodדָּמ֔וֹ אֶל־da.Mo 'el-H1818 H413behindמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004the veilלַפָּרֹ֑כֶת אֶת־la.pa.Ro.khet 'et-H6532 H854,and with its bloodדָּמ֗וֹda.MoH1818he must doוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213with the bull’sהַפָּ֔רha.ParH6499bloodלְדַ֣םle.DamH1818:He is to sprinkleוְהִזָּ֥הve.hi.ZahH5137אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853it againstעַל־'al-H5921the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727and in frontוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440of itהַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ha.ka.Po.retH3727.

16So he shall make atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722forעַל־'al-H5921the Most Holy Placeהַקֹּ֗דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944because of the impuritiesמִטֻּמְאֹת֙mi.tum.'OtH2932and rebellious actsוּמִפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םu.mi.pish.'ei.HemH6588of the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478in regard to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their sinsחַטֹּאתָ֑םcha.to.TamH2403.He is to doיַעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213the sameוְכֵ֤ןve.KhenH3651for the Tentלְאֹ֣הֶלle.'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150which abidesהַשֹּׁכֵ֣ןha.sho.KhenH7931among themאִתָּ֔ם'i.TamH854in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of their impuritiesטֻמְאֹתָֽם׃tum.'o.TamH2932.

17Noוְכָל־ לֹא־ve.khol lo'-H3605 H3808oneאָדָ֞ם'a.DamH120may beיִהְיֶ֣ה׀yih.YehH1961in the Tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150from the time Aaron goes inבְּבֹא֛וֹbe.vo.'OH935to make atonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722in the Most Holy Placeבַּקֹּ֖דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944untilעַד־'ad-H5704he leavesצֵאת֑וֹtze.ToH3318,after he has made atonementוְכִפֶּ֤רve.khi.PerH3722for himselfH1157,his householdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004 H1157,and the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18Then he shall go outוְיָצָ֗אve.ya.Tza'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and make atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722for itעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921.He is to takeוְלָקַ֞חve.la.KachH3947some of the bull’sהַפָּר֙ha.ParH6499bloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818and some of the goat’sהַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'IrH8163bloodוּמִדַּ֣םu.mi.DamH1818and put itוְנָתַ֛ןve.na.TanH5414onעַל־'al-H5921allסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439the hornsקַרְנ֥וֹתkar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

19He is to sprinkleוְהִזָּ֨הve.hi.ZahH5137some ofמִן־min-H4480the bloodהַדָּ֛םha.DamH1818on itעָלָ֧יו'a.LavH5921with his fingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֖וֹbe.'etz.ba.'OH676sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471to cleanse itוְטִהֲר֣וֹve.ti.ha.RoH2891and consecrate itוְקִדְּשׁ֔וֹve.ki.de.ShoH6942from the uncleannessמִטֻּמְאֹ֖תmi.tum.'OtH2932of the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

20When Aaron has finishedוְכִלָּה֙ve.khi.LahH3615purifyingמִכַּפֵּ֣רmi.ka.PerH3722אֶת־'et-H853the Most Holy Placeהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,he is to bring forwardוְהִקְרִ֖יבve.hik.RivH7126אֶת־'et-H853the liveהֶחָֽי׃he.ChaiH2416goatהַשָּׂעִ֥ירha.sa.'IrH8163.

21Thenאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175heאֶת־'et-H853is to layוְסָמַ֨ךְve.sa.MakhH5564bothשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָ֗יוya.dovH3027onעַ֨ל'alH5921the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the liveהַחַי֒ha.ChaiH2416goatהַשָּׂעִיר֮ha.sa.'IrH8163and confessוְהִתְוַדָּ֣הve.hit.va.DahH3034overעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921itאֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹת֙'a.vo.NotH5771and rebellious actsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588of the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853in regard toכָּל־kol-H3605allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their sinsחַטֹּאתָ֑םcha.to.TamH2403.He is to putוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853onעַל־'al-H5921the goat’sהַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'IrH8163headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218and send it awayוְשִׁלַּ֛חve.shi.LachH7971into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376appointed for the taskעִתִּ֖י'i.TiH6261.

22The goatהַשָּׂעִ֥ירha.sa.'IrH8163will carryוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375onעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921itselfאֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605their iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.no.TamH5771intoאֶל־'el-H413a solitaryגְּזֵרָ֑הge.ze.RahH1509placeאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,and the man will releaseוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853itהַשָּׂעִ֖ירha.sa.'IrH8163into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

23Then Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175is to enterוּבָ֤א אֶל־u.Va' 'el-H935 H413the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,take offוּפָשַׁט֙u.fa.ShatH6584אֶת־'et-H853the linenהַבָּ֔דha.BadH906אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899he put onלָבַ֖שׁla.VashH3847before enteringבְּבֹא֣וֹ אֶל־be.vo.'O 'el-H935 H413the Most Holy Placeהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,and leave themוְהִנִּיחָ֖םve.hi.ni.ChamH5117thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

24He is to batheוְרָחַ֨ץve.ra.ChatzH7364אֶת־'et-H853himselfבְּשָׂר֤וֹbe.sa.RoH1320with waterבַמַּ֙יִם֙va.Ma.yimH4325in a holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725and put onוְלָבַ֖שׁve.la.VashH3847אֶת־'et-H853his own clothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899.Then he must go outוְיָצָ֗אve.ya.Tza'H3318and sacrificeוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213אֶת־'et-H853his burnt offeringעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the people’sהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971burnt offeringעֹלַ֣ת'o.LatH5930to make atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722forבַּעֲד֖וֹba.'a.DoH1157himselfוּבְעַ֥דu.ve.'AdH1157and for the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

25וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853He is also to burnיַקְטִ֥ירyak.TirH6999the fatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ha.miz.Be.chahH4196.

26The man who releasedוְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַve.ham.sha.Le.achH7971אֶת־'et-H853the goatהַשָּׂעִיר֙ha.sa.'IrH8163as the scapegoatלַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔לla.'a.za.ZelH5799must washיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364אֶת־'et-H853himselfבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320with waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325;afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ןve.'a.cha.rei- khenH310 H3651he may reenterיָב֥וֹא אֶל־ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

27וְאֵת֩ve.'EtH853The bullפַּ֨רparH6499for the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֜אתha.cha.TatH2403וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853and the goatשְׂעִ֣ירse.'IrH8163for the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֗אתha.cha.TatH2403,whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834bloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818was broughtהוּבָ֤אhu.Va'H935אֶת־'et-H853into the Most Holy Placeבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944to make atonementלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722,must be takenיוֹצִ֖יאyo.Tzi'H3318outsideאֶל־ מִח֣וּץ'el- mi.ChutzH413 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264;and their hidesעֹרֹתָ֥ם'o.ro.TamH5785אֶת־'et-H853,fleshבְּשָׂרָ֖םbe.sa.RamH1320וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and dungפִּרְשָֽׁם׃pir.ShamH6569must be burned upוְשָׂרְפ֣וּ בָאֵ֔שׁve.sa.re.Fu va.'EshH8313 H784וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.

28The one who burnsוְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ףve.ha.so.RefH8313themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853must washיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364אֶת־'et-H853himselfבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320with waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ןve.'a.cha.rei- khenH310 H3651he may reenterיָב֥וֹא אֶל־ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

29This is to beוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961a permanentעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769statuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708for you:On the tenthבֶּֽעָשׂ֨וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the seventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיHa.she.vi.'iH7637monthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,you shall humbleתְּעַנּ֣וּte.'a.NuH6031אֶת־'et-H853yourselvesנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֗םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315and not doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605לֹ֣אlo'H3808workמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399—whether the nativeהָֽאֶזְרָ֔חha.'ez.RachH249or the foreignerוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616who residesהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481among youבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432—

30becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588on thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088dayבַיּ֥וֹםvai.YomH3117atonement will be madeיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722for youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921to cleanseלְטַהֵ֣רle.ta.HerH2891youאֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853,and you will be cleanתִּטְהָֽרוּ׃tit.Ha.ruH2891from allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605your sinsחַטֹּ֣אתֵיכֶ֔םcha.To.tei.KhemH2403beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

31Itהִיא֙hi'H1931is a Sabbathשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676of complete restשַׁבָּת֥וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677for you,that you may humbleוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031אֶת־'et-H853yourselvesנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315;it is a permanentעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769statuteחֻקַּ֖תchu.KatH2708.

32The priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is anointedיִמְשַׁ֣חyim.ShachH4886אֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853וַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834and ordainedיְמַלֵּא֙ye.ma.Le'H4390אֶת־'et-H853יָד֔וֹya.DoH3027to succeedלְכַהֵ֖ן תַּ֣חַתle.kha.Hen Ta.chatH3547 H8478his father as high priestאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1shall make atonementוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722.He will put onוְלָבַ֛שׁve.la.VashH3847אֶת־'et-H853the sacredהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944linenהַבָּ֖דha.BadH906garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899בִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899

33and make atonementוְכִפֶּר֙ve.khi.PerH3722אֶת־'et-H853for the Most Holy Placeמִקְדַּ֣שׁ הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁmik.Dash ha.Ko.deshH4720 H6944,וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853יְכַפֵּ֑רye.kha.PerH3722the Tentאֹ֧הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֛דmo.'EdH4150וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and forוְעַ֧לve.'AlH5921the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים וְעַל־ha.ko.ha.Nim ve.'al-H3548 H5921and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the assemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951יְכַפֵּֽר׃ye.kha.PerH3722.

34Thisזֹּ֨אתzotH2063is to beוְהָֽיְתָה־ve.ha.ye.tah-H1961a permanentעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769statuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708for you,to make atonementלְכַפֵּ֞רle.kha.PerH3722onceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141forעַל־'al-H5921the Israelitesבְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478because of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605their sinsחַטֹּאתָ֔םcha.to.TamH2403.”And all this was doneוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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