Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 16:7-10

7And he shall takeוְלָקַ֖חve.la.KachH3947the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147goatsהַשְּׂעִירִ֑םha.se.'i.RimH8163,and presentוְהֶעֱמִ֤ידve.he.'e.MidH5975them beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068atthe doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

8And Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175shall castוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414lotsגּוֹרָל֑וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486upon the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147goatsהַשְּׂעִירִ֖םha.se.'i.RimH8163;oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259lotגּוֹרָ֤לgo.RalH1486for Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and the otherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259lotוְגוֹרָ֥לve.go.RalH1486for the scapegoatלַעֲזָאזֵֽל׃la.'a.za.ZelH5799.

9And Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shall bringוְהִקְרִ֤יבve.hik.RivH7126the goatהַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'IrH8163upon which Yhwh'sלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927,and offerוְעָשָׂ֖הוּve.'a.Sa.huH6213him fora sin offeringחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403.

10But the goatוְהַשָּׂעִ֗ירve.ha.sa.'IrH8163,on which the lotהַגּוֹרָל֙ha.go.RalH1486fellעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927to be the scapegoatלַעֲזָאזֵ֔לla.'a.za.ZelH5799,shall be presentedיָֽעֳמַד־yo.'o.mad-H5975aliveחַ֛יchaiH2416beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to make an atonementלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722with him, andto let him goלְשַׁלַּ֥חle.sha.LachH7971for a scapegoatלַעֲזָאזֵ֖לla.'a.za.ZelH5799into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.

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