New American Standard Bible 2020
Leviticus 16
Law of Atonement
1Now the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֔וֹתMotH4194of the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175,when they had approachedבְּקָרְבָתָ֥םbe.ka.re.va.TamH7126the presenceלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and diedוַיָּמֻֽתוּ׃vai.ya.Mu.tuH4191.
2The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872: “Tellדַּבֵּר֮da.BerH1696your brotherאָחִיךָ֒'a.chi.KhaH251Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175that he shall not enterיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935atanyבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605timeעֵת֙'etH6256into the Holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944PlaceH6944insideמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH4480H1004the veilלַפָּרֹ֑כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532,beforeפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH413H6440theatoningH3727coverהַכַּפֹּ֜רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834is on the arkהָאָרֹן֙ha.'a.RonH727,orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808he will dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191; forI will appearאֵרָאֶ֖ה'e.ra.'EhH7200in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֔ןbe.'a.NanH6051overH5921theatoningH3727coverהַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ha.ka.Po.retH3727.
4He shall putH3847onH3847theholyקֹ֜דֶשׁKo.deshH6944linenבַּ֨דbadH906tunicכְּתֹֽנֶת־ke.to.net-H3801,and the linenבַד֮vadH906undergarmentsוּמִֽכְנְסֵי־u.mikh.ne.sei-H4370shall be nextעַל־'al-H5921to hisbodyבְּשָׂרוֹ֒be.sa.RoH1320,and he shall be wrappedH2296aboutH2296theH2296waistH2296with the linenבַּד֙badH906sashוּבְאַבְנֵ֥טu.ve.'av.NetH73and the linenבַּ֖דbadH906turbanוּבְמִצְנֶ֥פֶתu.ve.mitz.Ne.fetH4701woundH6801aroundH6801his forehead (theseהֵ֔םHemH1992are holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899). He shallbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisbodyבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and putH3847them onH3847.
5And he shall takeיִקַּ֛חyi.KachH3947from the congregationעֲדַת֙'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147maleשְׂעִירֵ֥יse.'i.ReiH8163goatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795as asinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403,and oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259ramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352as a burntלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930.
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.
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 thesinהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.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 thesinH2403offeringH2403whichאֲשֶׁר־'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.NeiH4480H6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andtwo handfulsוּמְלֹ֣א חָפְנָ֔יוu.me.Lo' cha.fe.NavH4393H2651of finelyH1851groundH1851sweetסַמִּ֖יםsa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹ֥רֶתke.To.retH7004,and bringוְהֵבִ֖יאve.he.Vi'H935itinsideמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH4480H1004the veilלַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃la.pa.Ro.khetH6532.
13He shall putוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414the incenseהַקְּטֹ֛רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004on the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,so that the cloudעֲנַ֣ן'a.NanH6051of incenseהַקְּטֹ֗רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004may coverוְכִסָּ֣ה׀ve.khi.SahH3680theatoningH3727coverהַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727that is on the ark ofthe testimonyהָעֵד֖וּתha.'e.DutH5715,otherwiseוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808he will dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.
14Moreover,he shall takeוְלָקַח֙ve.la.KachH3947someH4480of the bloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of the bullהַפָּ֔רha.ParH6499and sprinkleוְהִזָּ֧הve.hi.ZahH5137itwith his fingerבְאֶצְבָּע֛וֹve.'etz.ba.'OH676on the atoningH3727coverהַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727on the eastקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924side;also in frontH6440of the atoningH3727coverהַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727he shall sprinkleיַזֶּ֧הya.ZehH5137someH4480of the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818with his fingerבְּאֶצְבָּעֽוֹ׃be.'etz.ba.'OH676sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651timesפְּעָמִ֛יםpe.'a.MimH6471.
15“Then he shall slaughterוְשָׁחַ֞טve.sha.ChatH7819the goatH5795of the sinהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403offeringH2403,whichH834is for the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971,and bringוְהֵבִיא֙ve.he.Vi'H935its bloodדָּמ֔וֹda.MoH1818insideאֶל־ מִבֵּ֖ית'el- mi.BeitH413H4480H1004the veilלַפָּרֹ֑כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532and doוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213with its bloodדָּמ֗וֹda.MoH1818as he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213with the bloodלְדַ֣םle.DamH1818of the bullהַפָּ֔רha.ParH6499,and sprinkleוְהִזָּ֥הve.hi.ZahH5137it on the atoningH3727coverהַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727and in frontוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440of the atoningH3727coverהַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ha.ka.Po.retH3727.
16He shall makeוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for the Holyהַקֹּ֗דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944PlaceH6944,becauseH4480of the impuritiesמִטֻּמְאֹת֙mi.tum.'OtH2932of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and becauseH4480of their unlawfulH6588actsH6588regarding allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their sinsחַטֹּאתָ֑םcha.to.TamH2403;and he shall doיַעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213soוְכֵ֤ןve.KhenH3651for the tentלְאֹ֣הֶלle.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150which remainsהַשֹּׁכֵ֣ןha.sho.KhenH7931with them in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of their impuritiesטֻמְאֹתָֽם׃tum.'o.TamH2932.
17When he goesH935inH935to makeלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722atonementוְכִפֶּ֤רve.khi.PerH3722in the Holyבַּקֹּ֖דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944PlaceH6944,noלֹא־lo'-H3808oneאָדָ֞ם'a.DamH120shall be in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150untilעַד־'ad-H5704he comesH3318outH3318,so that he may makeH3722atonementH3722for himself and for his householdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,and for allH3605the assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
18Then he shall goוְיָצָ֗אve.ya.Tza'H3318outH3318to the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that is beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and makeוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for it; he shall takeוְלָקַ֞חve.la.KachH3947someH4480of the bloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818from the bullהַפָּר֙ha.ParH6499and someof the bloodוּמִדַּ֣םu.mi.DamH1818from the goatH5795, andputוְנָתַ֛ןve.na.TanH5414it on the hornsקַרְנ֥וֹתkar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196on allH5439sidesH5439.
19With his fingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֖וֹbe.'etz.ba.'OH676he shall sprinkleוְהִזָּ֨הve.hi.ZahH5137someמִן־min-H4480of the bloodהַדָּ֛םha.DamH1818on it sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471and cleanseוְטִהֲר֣וֹve.ti.ha.RoH2891it, and consecrateוְקִדְּשׁ֔וֹve.ki.de.ShoH6942it from the impuritiesמִטֻּמְאֹ֖תmi.tum.'OtH2932of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
21Then Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175shall layוְסָמַ֨ךְve.sa.MakhH5564bothשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147of his handsיָדָ֗יוya.dovH3027on the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the liveהַחַי֒ha.ChaiH2416goatH5795, andconfessוְהִתְוַדָּ֣הve.hit.va.DahH3034overH5921it allכָּל־kol-H3605the wrongdoingsעֲוֹנֹת֙'a.vo.NotH5771of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and allכָּל־kol-H3605their unlawfulH6588actsH6588regarding allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their sinsחַטֹּאתָ֑םcha.to.TamH2403;and he shall placeוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414them on the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the goatH5795and sendוְשִׁלַּ֛חve.shi.LachH7971itawayH7971into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376who standsreadyעִתִּ֖י'i.TiH6261.
23“Then Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shall comeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935into the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150and takeH6584offH6584the linenהַבָּ֔דha.BadH906garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he putH3847onH3847when he wentבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935into the Holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944PlaceH6944,and shall leaveוְהִנִּיחָ֖םve.hi.ni.ChamH5117them thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
24Andhe shall batheוְרָחַ֨ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisbodyבְּשָׂר֤וֹbe.sa.RoH1320with waterבַמַּ֙יִם֙va.Ma.yimH4325in a holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725and putוְלָבַ֖שׁve.la.VashH3847onH3847his clothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899,and comeוְיָצָ֗אve.ya.Tza'H3318outH3318and offerוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213his burntעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930offeringעֹלַ֣ת'o.LatH5930and the burntH5930offeringH5930of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and makeוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for himself and for the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
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- khenH310H3651he shall comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.
27But the bullפַּ֨רparH6499of thesinהַֽחַטָּ֜אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringהַֽחַטָּ֗אתha.cha.TatH2403and the goatשְׂעִ֣ירse.'IrH8163of thesinH2403offeringH2403,whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834bloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818was broughtH935inH935to makeלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722in the Holyבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944PlaceH6944,shall be takenיוֹצִ֖יאyo.Tzi'H3318outsideאֶל־ מִח֣וּץ'el- mi.ChutzH413H4480H2351the 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;and afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ןve.'a.cha.rei- khenH310H3651he shall comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.
An Annual Atonement
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.NuH6031yourselvesנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֗םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315and notdoתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605workמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399,whether the nativeהָֽאֶזְרָ֔חha.'ez.RachH249,or the strangerוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616who residesהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432you;
32So the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548whoH834is anointedיִמְשַׁ֣חyim.ShachH4886andordainedיְמַלֵּא֙ יָד֔וֹye.ma.Le' ya.DoH4390H3027to serveלְכַהֵ֖ןle.kha.HenH3547asH3547priestH3547inH8478his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1placeתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478shall makeוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722:he shall putH3847onH3847the linenהַבָּ֖דha.BadH906garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899,the holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899,
33and makeוְכִפֶּר֙ve.khi.PerH3722atonementיְכַפֵּ֑רye.kha.PerH3722for the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944sanctuaryמִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.DashH4720,and he shall makeיְכַפֵּֽר׃ye.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722for the tentאֹ֧הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֛דmo.'EdH4150and for the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.He shall also makeH3722atonementH3722forthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and for allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the assemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951.
34Now you shall haveוְהָֽיְתָה־ve.ha.ye.tah-H1961thisH2088as apermanentעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769statuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708, tomakeלְכַפֵּ֞רle.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722for the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478for allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605their sinsחַטֹּאתָ֔םcha.to.TamH2403onceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259every yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141.”And justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872, sohe didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213.
Commentaries on Leviticus 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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