Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 16:24-34

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.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.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:

33And he shall make an atonementוְכִפֶּר֙ve.khi.PerH3722for the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944sanctuaryמִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.DashH4720,and he shall make an atonementיְכַפֵּ֑רye.kha.PerH3722for the tabernacleאֹ֧הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֛דmo.'EdH4150,and for the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and he shall make an atonementיְכַפֵּֽר׃ye.kha.PerH3722for the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and for all the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the congregationהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951.

34And this shall be an everlastingעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769statuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708unto you, to make an atonementלְכַפֵּ֞רle.kha.PerH3722for the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478for all their sinsחַטֹּאתָ֔םcha.to.TamH2403onceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141.And he didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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