New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 16:2-13

2The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872: “Tellדַּבֵּר֮da.BerH1696your brotherאָחִיךָ֒'a.chi.KhaH251Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175that he shall not enterיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935at anyבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605timeעֵת֙'etH6256into the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place insideמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH4480 H1004the veilלַפָּרֹ֑כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532,beforeפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH413 H6440themercyH3727seatH3727whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834is on the arkהָאָרֹן֙ha.'a.RonH727,orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808he will dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191; forI will appearאֵרָאֶ֖ה'e.ra.'EhH7200in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֔ןbe.'a.NanH6051overH5921themercyH3727seatH3727.

3Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175shall enterיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place with thisH2088: with abullבְּפַ֧ר בֶּן־ בָּקָ֛רbe.Far ben- ba.KarH6499 H1121 H1241for asinלְחַטָּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403and a ramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352for a burntלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930.

4He shall putיִלְבָּ֗שׁyil.BashH3847on theholyקֹ֜דֶשׁKo.deshH6944linenבַּ֨דbadH906tunicכְּתֹֽנֶת־ke.to.net-H3801,and the linenבַד֮vadH906undergarmentsוּמִֽכְנְסֵי־u.mikh.ne.sei-H4370shall be nextעַל־'al-H5921to hisbodyבְּשָׂרוֹ֒be.sa.RoH1320,and he shall be girdedיַחְגֹּ֔רyach.GorH2296with the linenבַּד֙badH906sashוּבְאַבְנֵ֥טu.ve.'av.NetH73and attiredיִצְנֹ֑ףyitz.NofH6801with the linenבַּ֖דbadH906turbanוּבְמִצְנֶ֥פֶתu.ve.mitz.Ne.fetH4701(theseהֵ֔םHemH1992are holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899). Then he shallbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisbodyבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and putוּלְבֵשָֽׁם׃u.le.ve.ShamH3847them on.

5He shall takeיִקַּ֛חyi.KachH3947from the congregationעֲדַת֙'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147maleשְׂעִירֵ֥יse.'i.ReiH8163goatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795for a sinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403and oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259ramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352for a burntלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930.

6ThenAaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175shall offerוְהִקְרִ֧יבve.hik.RivH7126the bullפַּ֥רparH6499for the sinהַחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is for himself, that he may makeוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for himself and for his householdבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

7He shall takeוְלָקַ֖חve.la.KachH3947the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147goatsהַשְּׂעִירִ֑םha.se.'i.RimH8163and presentוְהֶעֱמִ֤ידve.he.'e.MidH5975them beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068at the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

8Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175shall castוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414lotsגּוֹרָל֑וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486for the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147goatsהַשְּׂעִירִ֖םha.se.'i.RimH8163,oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259lotגּוֹרָ֤לgo.RalH1486for the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and the otherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259lotוְגוֹרָ֥לve.go.RalH1486for thescapegoatלַעֲזָאזֵֽל׃la.'a.za.ZelH5799.

9Then Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shall offerוְהִקְרִ֤יבve.hik.RivH7126the goatH5795on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486for the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068fellעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927,and makeוְעָשָׂ֖הוּve.'a.Sa.huH6213it a sinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403offeringH2403.

10But the goatH5795on whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the lotהַגּוֹרָל֙ha.go.RalH1486for thescapegoatלַעֲזָאזֵ֔לla.'a.za.ZelH5799fellעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927shall be presentedיָֽעֳמַד־yo.'o.mad-H5975aliveחַ֛יchaiH2416beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to makeלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722upon it, to sendלְשַׁלַּ֥חle.sha.LachH7971it into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057as thescapegoatלַעֲזָאזֵ֖לla.'a.za.ZelH5799.

11“Then Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175shall offerוְהִקְרִ֨יבve.hik.RivH7126the bullפַּ֤רparH6499of the sinהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403offeringהַֽחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is for himself and makeוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for himself andfor his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,and he shall slaughterוְשָׁחַ֛טve.sha.ChatH7819the bullפַּ֥רparH6499of the sinH2403offeringH2403whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is for himself.

12He shall takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947afirepanהַ֠מַּחְתָּהHa.mach.tahH4289fullמְלֹֽא־me.lo'-H4393of coalsגַּֽחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵ֞שׁ'eshH784from upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH4480 H6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andtwo handfulsוּמְלֹ֣א חָפְנָ֔יוu.me.Lo' cha.fe.NavH4393 H2651of finelyH1851groundH1851sweetסַמִּ֖יםsa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹ֥רֶתke.To.retH7004,and bringוְהֵבִ֖יאve.he.Vi'H935itinsideמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH4480 H1004the veilלַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃la.pa.Ro.khetH6532.

13He shall putוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414the incenseהַקְּטֹ֛רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004on the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that the cloudעֲנַ֣ן'a.NanH6051of incenseהַקְּטֹ֗רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004may coverוְכִסָּ֣ה׀ve.khi.SahH3680themercyH3727seatH3727that is on the ark ofthe testimonyהָעֵד֖וּתha.'e.DutH5715,otherwiseוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808he will dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

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