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Leviticus 16:2-13

2And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872: “Tellדַּבֵּר֮da.BerH1696אֶל־'el-H413your brotherאָחִיךָ֒'a.chi.KhaH251Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408to enterיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935freelyבְכָל־ עֵת֙ve.khol- 'etH3605 H6256intoאֶל־'el-H413the Most Holy Placeהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944behindמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004the veilלַפָּרֹ֑כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532inאֶל־'el-H413frontפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440of the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֜רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the arkהָאָרֹן֙ha.'a.RonH727,or elseוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808he will dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588I appearאֵרָאֶ֖ה'e.ra.'EhH7200in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֔ןbe.'a.NanH6051aboveעַל־'al-H5921the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ha.ka.Po.retH3727.

3This is howבְּזֹ֛אתbe.ZotH2063Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175is to enterיָבֹ֥א אֶל־ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the Holy Placeהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944:with a young bullבְּפַ֧ר בֶּן־ בָּקָ֛רbe.Far ben- ba.KarH6499 H1121 H1241for a sin offeringלְחַטָּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403and a ramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930.

4He is to wearיִלְבָּ֗שׁyil.BashH3847the sacredקֹ֜דֶשׁKo.deshH6944linenבַּ֨דbadH906tunicכְּתֹֽנֶת־ke.to.net-H3801,with linenבַד֮vadH906undergarmentsוּמִֽכְנְסֵי־u.mikh.ne.sei-H4370יִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961עַל־'al-H5921בְּשָׂרוֹ֒be.sa.RoH1320.He must tieיַחְגֹּ֔רyach.GorH2296a linenבַּד֙badH906sashוּבְאַבְנֵ֥טu.ve.'av.NetH73around himבַּ֖דbadH906and put on the linenיִצְנֹ֑ףyitz.NofH6801turbanוּבְמִצְנֶ֥פֶתu.ve.mitz.Ne.fetH4701.Theseהֵ֔םHemH1992areholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899,and he must batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320with waterבַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimH4325אֶת־'et-H853before he wears themוּלְבֵשָֽׁם׃u.le.ve.ShamH3847.

5Andוּמֵאֵ֗תu.me.'EtH854he shall takeיִקַּ֛חyi.KachH3947from the congregationעֲדַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י'a.Dat be.NeiH5712 H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147male goatsשְׂעִירֵ֥י עִזִּ֖יםse.'i.Rei 'i.ZimH8163 H5795for a sin offeringלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403and oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259ramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930.

6Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175אֶת־'et-H853is to presentוְהִקְרִ֧יבve.hik.RivH7126the bullפַּ֥רparH6499for his sin offeringהַחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834and make atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722forבַּעֲד֖וֹba.'a.DoH1157himselfוּבְעַ֥דu.ve.'AdH1157and his householdבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

7Then he shall takeוְלָקַ֖חve.la.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147goatsהַשְּׂעִירִ֑םha.se.'i.RimH8163and presentוְהֶעֱמִ֤ידve.he.'e.MidH5975themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607to the Tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

8After Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175castsוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414lotsגּוֹרָל֑וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486forעַל־'al-H5921the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147goatsהַשְּׂעִירִ֖םha.se.'i.RimH8163,oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259גּוֹרָ֤לgo.RalH1486for the LORDלַיהוָ֔ה וְגוֹרָ֥לla.Yah.weh ve.go.RalH3068 H1486and the otherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259for the scapegoatלַעֲזָאזֵֽל׃la.'a.za.ZelH5799,

9heאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175אֶת־'et-H853shall presentוְהִקְרִ֤יבve.hik.RivH7126the goatהַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'IrH8163אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834chosenעָלָ֥ה עָלָ֛יו'a.Lah 'a.LavH5927 H5921by lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486for the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068and sacrificeוְעָשָׂ֖הוּve.'a.Sa.huH6213it as a sin offeringחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403.

10But the goatוְהַשָּׂעִ֗ירve.ha.sa.'IrH8163אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834chosenעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927byעָלָ֤יו'a.LavH5921lotהַגּוֹרָל֙ha.go.RalH1486as the scapegoatלַעֲזָאזֵ֔לla.'a.za.ZelH5799shall be presentedיָֽעֳמַד־yo.'o.mad-H5975aliveחַ֛יchaiH2416beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to make atonementלְכַפֵּ֣ר עָלָ֑יוle.kha.Per 'a.LavH3722 H5921by sendingלְשַׁלַּ֥חle.sha.LachH7971אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853it into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057as the scapegoatלַעֲזָאזֵ֖לla.'a.za.ZelH5799.

11When Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175אֶת־'et-H853presentsוְהִקְרִ֨יבve.hik.RivH7126the bullפַּ֤רparH6499for his sin offeringהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834and makes atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722for himselfH1157and his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,he is to slaughterוְשָׁחַ֛טve.sha.ChatH7819אֶת־'et-H853the bullפַּ֥רparH6499for his own sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.

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.

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