New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 16:20-32

20“When he finishesוְכִלָּה֙ve.khi.LahH3615atoningמִכַּפֵּ֣רmi.ka.PerH3722for the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place and the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,he shall offerוְהִקְרִ֖יבve.hik.RivH7126the liveהֶחָֽי׃he.ChaiH2416goatH5795.

21Then Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175shall layוְסָמַ֨ךְve.sa.MakhH5564bothשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147of his handsיָדָ֗יוya.dovH3027on the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the liveהַחַי֒ha.ChaiH2416goatH5795, andconfessוְהִתְוַדָּ֣הve.hit.va.DahH3034overH5921it allכָּל־kol-H3605the iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹת֙'a.vo.NotH5771of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and allכָּל־kol-H3605their transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588in regard to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their sinsחַטֹּאתָ֑םcha.to.TamH2403;and he shall layוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414them on the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the goatH5795and sendוְשִׁלַּ֛חve.shi.LachH7971itawayH7971into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376who standsin readinessעִתִּ֖י'i.TiH6261.

22The goatH5795shall bearוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375on itself allכָּל־kol-H3605their iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.no.TamH5771to a solitaryגְּזֵרָ֑הge.ze.RahH1509landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;and he shall releaseוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971the goatH8163in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

23“Then Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shall comeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935into the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150and takeH6584offH6584the linenהַבָּ֔דha.BadH906garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he putלָבַ֖שׁla.VashH3847on when he wentבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935into the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place, and shall leaveוְהִנִּיחָ֖םve.hi.ni.ChamH5117them thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

24He shall batheוְרָחַ֨ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisbodyבְּשָׂר֤וֹbe.sa.RoH1320with waterבַמַּ֙יִם֙va.Ma.yimH4325in a holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725and putוְלָבַ֖שׁve.la.VashH3847onhis clothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899,and comeוְיָצָ֗אve.ya.Tza'H3318forthH3318and offerוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213his burntעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930offeringעֹלַ֣ת'o.LatH5930and the burntH5930offeringH5930of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and makeוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for himself and for the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

25Then he shall offerH6999up in smokeיַקְטִ֥ירyak.TirH6999the fatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of the sinהַֽחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ha.miz.Be.chahH4196.

26The one who releasedוְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַve.ham.sha.Le.achH7971the goatהַשָּׂעִיר֙ha.sa.'IrH8163as thescapegoatלַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔לla.'a.za.ZelH5799shall washיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisbodyבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320with waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325;then afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ןve.'a.cha.rei- khenH310 H3651he shall comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

27But the bullפַּ֨רparH6499of the sinהַֽחַטָּ֜אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringהַֽחַטָּ֗אתha.cha.TatH2403and the goatשְׂעִ֣ירse.'IrH8163of the sinH2403offeringH2403,whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834bloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818was broughtהוּבָ֤אhu.Va'H935in to makeלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722in the holyבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944place, shall be takenיוֹצִ֖יאyo.Tzi'H3318outsideאֶל־ מִח֣וּץ'el- mi.ChutzH413 H4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264,and they shall burnוְשָׂרְפ֣וּve.sa.re.FuH8313their hidesעֹרֹתָ֥ם'o.ro.TamH5785,their fleshבְּשָׂרָ֖םbe.sa.RamH1320,and their refuseפִּרְשָֽׁם׃pir.ShamH6569in the fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784.

28Then theone who burnsוְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ףve.ha.so.RefH8313them shall washיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364his bodyבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320with waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,then afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ןve.'a.cha.rei- khenH310 H3651he shall comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

29“Thisshall be a permanentעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769statuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708for you:in the seventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיHa.she.vi.'iH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,on the tenthבֶּֽעָשׂ֨וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218day of the monthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,you shall humbleתְּעַנּ֣וּte.'a.NuH6031your soulsנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֗םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315and notdoתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605workמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399,whether the nativeהָֽאֶזְרָ֔חha.'ez.RachH249,or the alienוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616who sojournsהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432you;

30for it is on thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088dayבַיּ֥וֹםvai.YomH3117thatatonementיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722shall be madeH3722for you tocleanseלְטַהֵ֣רle.ta.HerH2891you; you will be cleanתִּטְהָֽרוּ׃tit.Ha.ruH2891from allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605your sinsחַטֹּ֣אתֵיכֶ֔םcha.To.tei.KhemH2403beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

31It is to be a sabbathשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676of solemnH7677restH7677for you, that you mayhumbleוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315;it is a permanentעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769statuteחֻקַּ֖תchu.KatH2708.

32So the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548whoH834is anointedיִמְשַׁ֣חyim.ShachH4886andordainedיְמַלֵּא֙ יָד֔וֹye.ma.Le' ya.DoH4390 H3027to serveלְכַהֵ֖ןle.kha.HenH3547as priestH3547in his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1placeתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478shall makeוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722:he shall thus putוְלָבַ֛שׁve.la.VashH3847onthe linenהַבָּ֖דha.BadH906garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899,the holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899,

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