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Leviticus 16:20-32

20And when he hath made an endוְכִלָּה֙ve.khi.LahH3615of reconcilingמִכַּפֵּ֣רmi.ka.PerH3722the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place,and the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,he shall bringוְהִקְרִ֖יבve.hik.RivH7126the liveהֶחָֽי׃he.ChaiH2416goatהַשָּׂעִ֥ירha.sa.'IrH8163:

21And Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175shall layוְסָמַ֨ךְve.sa.MakhH5564bothשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147his handsיָדָ֗יוya.dovH3027upon the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the liveהַחַי֒ha.ChaiH2416goatהַשָּׂעִיר֮ha.sa.'IrH8163,and confessוְהִתְוַדָּ֣הve.hit.va.DahH3034over him all the iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹת֙'a.vo.NotH5771of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and all their transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588in all their sinsחַטֹּאתָ֑םcha.to.TamH2403,puttingוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414them upon the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the goatהַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'IrH8163, and shall send himawayוְשִׁלַּ֛חve.shi.LachH7971by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a fitעִתִּ֖י'i.TiH6261manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057:

22And the goatהַשָּׂעִ֥ירha.sa.'IrH8163shall bearוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375upon him all their iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.no.TamH5771unto a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776not inhabitedגְּזֵרָ֑הge.ze.RahH1509:and he shall let goוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971the goatהַשָּׂעִ֖ירha.sa.'IrH8163in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

23And Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shall comeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935into the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and shall put offוּפָשַׁט֙u.fa.ShatH6584the linenהַבָּ֔דha.BadH906garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899,which he put onלָבַ֖שׁla.VashH3847when he wentבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935into the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place,and shall leaveH3240them there:

24And he shall washוְרָחַ֨ץve.ra.ChatzH7364his fleshבְּשָׂר֤וֹbe.sa.RoH1320with waterבַמַּ֙יִם֙va.Ma.yimH4325in the holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725,and put onוְלָבַ֖שׁve.la.VashH3847his garmentsבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899,and come forthוְיָצָ֗אve.ya.Tza'H3318,and offerוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213his burnt offeringעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930,and the burnt offeringעֹלַ֣ת'o.LatH5930of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and make an atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722for himself, and for the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

25And the fatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403shall he burnיַקְטִ֥ירyak.TirH6999upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ha.miz.Be.chahH4196.

26And he that let goוְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַve.ham.sha.Le.achH7971the goatהַשָּׂעִיר֙ha.sa.'IrH8163for the scapegoatלַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔לla.'a.za.ZelH5799shall washיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364his fleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

27And the bullockפַּ֨רparH6499forthe sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֜אתha.cha.TatH2403,and the goatשְׂעִ֣ירse.'IrH8163forthe sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֗אתha.cha.TatH2403,whose bloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818was brought inהוּבָ֤אhu.Va'H935to make atonementלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722in the holyבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944place, shall onecarry forthיוֹצִ֖יאyo.Tzi'H3318withoutמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264;and they shall burnוְשָׂרְפ֣וּve.sa.re.FuH8313in the fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784their skinsעֹרֹתָ֥ם'o.ro.TamH5785,and their fleshבְּשָׂרָ֖םbe.sa.RamH1320,and their dungפִּרְשָֽׁם׃pir.ShamH6569.

28And he that burnethוְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ףve.ha.so.RefH8313them shall washיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364his fleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310he shall comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

29And thisshall be a statuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769unto you: thatin the seventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיHa.she.vi.'iH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,on the tenthבֶּֽעָשׂ֨וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the monthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,ye shall afflictתְּעַנּ֣וּte.'a.NuH6031your soulsנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֗םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,and doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213no workמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399at all, whether it beone of your own countryהָֽאֶזְרָ֔חha.'ez.RachH249,or a strangerוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616that sojournethהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432you:

30For on that dayבַיּ֥וֹםvai.YomH3117shall the priestmake an atonementיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722for you, to cleanseלְטַהֵ֣רle.ta.HerH2891you, thatye may be cleanתִּטְהָֽרוּ׃tit.Ha.ruH2891from all your sinsחַטֹּ֣אתֵיכֶ֔םcha.To.tei.KhemH2403beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

31It shall bea sabbathשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676of restשַׁבָּת֥וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677unto you, and ye shall afflictוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,by a statuteחֻקַּ֖תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

32And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,whom he shall anointיִמְשַׁ֣חyim.ShachH4886,and whom he shall consecrateיְמַלֵּא֙ יָד֔וֹye.ma.Le' ya.DoH3027 H4390to minister in the priest’s officeלְכַהֵ֖ןle.kha.HenH3547in his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1stead, shall make the atonementוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722,and shall put onוְלָבַ֛שׁve.la.VashH3847the linenהַבָּ֖דha.BadH906clothesבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899, eventhe holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899:

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