Revised Version 1895
Leviticus 16
2and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Speakדַּבֵּר֮da.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִיךָ֒'a.chi.KhaH251, that hecomeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935notH3808atallבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605timesעֵת֙'etH6256intoH413theholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944withinH5921theveilלַפָּרֹ֑כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532,beforeפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440the mercy-seatwhichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834isuponH5921thearkהָאָרֹן֙ha.'a.RonH727; that hedieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191notH3808: for I willappearאֵרָאֶ֖ה'e.ra.'EhH7200in thecloudבֶּֽעָנָ֔ןbe.'a.NanH6051uponH5921the mercy-seat.
4He shallputיִלְבָּ֗שׁyil.BashH3847on theholyקֹ֜דֶשׁKo.deshH6944linenבַּ֨דbadH906coatכְּתֹֽנֶת־ke.to.net-H3801, and he shall have thelinenבַד֮vadH906breechesוּמִֽכְנְסֵי־u.mikh.ne.sei-H4370uponעַל־'al-H5921hisfleshבְּשָׂרוֹ֒be.sa.RoH1320, and shall begirdedיַחְגֹּ֔רyach.GorH2296with thelinenבַּד֙badH906girdle, and with thelinenבַּ֖דbadH906mitre shall he beattiredיִצְנֹ֑ףyitz.NofH6801: they are theholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899; and he shallbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320inwaterבַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, andputוּלְבֵשָֽׁם׃u.le.ve.ShamH3847them on.
10But thegoatוְהַשָּׂעִ֗ירve.ha.sa.'IrH8163, onwhichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834thelotהַגּוֹרָל֙ha.go.RalH1486fellעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927for Azazel, shall besetH5975aliveחַ֛יchaiH2416beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, tomakeH5975atonementלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722for him, tosendH7971himawayלְשַׁלַּ֥חle.sha.LachH7971for AzazelintoH5921thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.
11AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175shallpresentוְהִקְרִ֨יבve.hik.RivH7126the bullock of thesinהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403offering,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is forhimselfH1157, and shall makeatonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722forhimselfH1157, and for hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004, and shallkillוְשָׁחַ֛טve.sha.ChatH7819the bullock of thesinהַֽחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is forhimselfH1157:
12and he shalltakeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947acenserהַ֠מַּחְתָּהHa.mach.tahH4289fullמְלֹֽא־me.lo'-H4393ofcoalsגַּֽחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513offireאֵ֞שׁ'eshH784fromoffH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and hishandsחָפְנָ֔יוcha.fe.NavH2651fullוּמְלֹ֣אu.me.Lo'H4393ofsweetסַמִּ֖יםsa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹ֥רֶתke.To.retH7004beaten small, andbringוְהֵבִ֖יאve.he.Vi'H935itwithinH5921theveilלַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃la.pa.Ro.khetH6532:
13and he shallputוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414theincenseהַקְּטֹ֛רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004uponעַל־'al-H5921thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that thecloudעֲנַ֣ן'a.NanH6051of theincenseהַקְּטֹ֗רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004maycoverוְכִסָּ֣ה׀ve.khi.SahH3680the mercy-seat that isuponעַל־'al-H5921thetestimonyהָעֵד֖וּתha.'e.DutH5715, that hedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808:
14and he shalltakeוְלָקַח֙ve.la.KachH3947of thebloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of the bullock, and sprinkle it with hisfingerבְאֶצְבָּע֛וֹve.'etz.ba.'OH676uponעַל־'al-H5921the mercy-seat on theeastקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924; andbeforeH6440the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of thebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818with hisfingerבְּאֶצְבָּעֽוֹ׃be.'etz.ba.'OH676sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651timesפְּעָמִ֛יםpe.'a.MimH6471.
15Then shall hekillוְשָׁחַ֞טve.sha.ChatH7819thegoatשְׂעִ֤ירse.'IrH8163of thesinהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403offering, that is for thepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971, andbringוְהֵבִיא֙ve.he.Vi'H935hisbloodדָּמ֔וֹda.MoH1818withinH5921theveilלַפָּרֹ֑כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532, anddoוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213with hisbloodדָּמ֗וֹda.MoH1818as hedidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213with thebloodלְדַ֣םle.DamH1818of the bullock, and sprinkle ituponH5921the mercy-seat, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440the mercy-seat:
16and he shallmakeH6213atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722for theholyהַקֹּ֗דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944,becauseH5921of the uncleannesses of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andbecauseH5921of theirtransgressionsוּמִפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םu.mi.pish.'ei.HemH6588,evenH3651allלְכָל־le.kholH3605theirsinsחַטֹּאתָ֑םcha.to.TamH2403: andsoH3651shall hedoH6213for thetentלְאֹ֣הֶלle.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, that dwelleth with them in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of their uncleannesses.
17And there shall benoH3808manאָדָ֞ם'a.DamH120in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150when he goeth in to makeatonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722in theholyבַּקֹּ֖דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944,untilעַד־'ad-H5704hecomeבְּבֹא֛וֹbe.vo.'OH935outצֵאת֑וֹtze.ToH3318, and havemadeיִהְיֶ֣ה׀yih.YehH1961atonementוְכִפֶּ֤רve.khi.PerH3722forhimselfH3808, and for hishouseholdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, and forallH3605theassemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
18And he shallgoוְיָצָ֗אve.ya.Tza'H3318outH3318unto thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that isbeforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andmakeH5414atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722for it; and shalltakeוְלָקַ֞חve.la.KachH3947of thebloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of the bullock, and of thebloodוּמִדַּ֣םu.mi.DamH1818of thegoatהַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'IrH8163, andputוְנָתַ֛ןve.na.TanH5414ituponH5921thehornsקַרְנ֥וֹתkar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196roundH5439aboutH5439.
19And he shall sprinkle of thebloodהַדָּ֛םha.DamH1818uponעָלָ֧יו'a.LavH5921it with hisfingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֖וֹbe.'etz.ba.'OH676sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471, andcleanseוְטִהֲר֣וֹve.ti.ha.RoH2891it, and hallow it from the uncleannesses of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
20And when he hathmadeH7126anendוְכִלָּה֙ve.khi.LahH3615of atoning for theholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944, and thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150, and thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, he shallpresentוְהִקְרִ֖יבve.hik.RivH7126theliveהֶחָֽי׃he.ChaiH2416goatהַשָּׂעִ֥ירha.sa.'IrH8163:
21andAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175shalllayוְסָמַ֨ךְve.sa.MakhH5564bothשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147hishandsיָדָ֗יוya.dovH3027uponעַ֨ל'alH5921theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of theliveהַחַי֒ha.ChaiH2416goatהַשָּׂעִיר֮ha.sa.'IrH8163, andconfessוְהִתְוַדָּ֣הve.hit.va.DahH3034over himallכָּל־kol-H3605theiniquitiesעֲוֹנֹת֙'a.vo.NotH5771of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588,evenH853allלְכָל־le.kholH3605theirsinsחַטֹּאתָ֑םcha.to.TamH2403; and he shallputוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414themuponעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thegoatהַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'IrH8163, and shallsendוְשִׁלַּ֛חve.shi.LachH7971himawayH7971by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376that is inreadinessעִתִּ֖י'i.TiH6261intoעַל־'al-H5921thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057:
22and thegoatהַשָּׂעִ֥ירha.sa.'IrH8163shallbearוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375uponעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921himallכָּל־kol-H3605theiriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.no.TamH5771unto asolitaryגְּזֵרָ֑הge.ze.RahH1509landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776: and he shallletH7971goוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971thegoatהַשָּׂעִ֖ירha.sa.'IrH8163in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.
23AndAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shallcomeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, and shallputH3847offוּפָשַׁט֙u.fa.ShatH6584thelinenהַבָּ֔דha.BadH906garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heputH3847on when hewentבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935intoאֶל־'el-H413theholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944, and shallleaveH3240them there:
24and he shallbatheוְרָחַ֨ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisfleshבְּשָׂר֤וֹbe.sa.RoH1320inwaterבַמַּ֙יִם֙va.Ma.yimH4325in aholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725, andputוְלָבַ֖שׁve.la.VashH3847on hisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899, andcomeוְיָצָ֗אve.ya.Tza'H3318forthH3318, andofferוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213hisburntעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930offering and theburntעֹלַ֣ת'o.LatH5930offering of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andmakeH6213atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722forhimselfH4325and for thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
26And he that lettethgoH935thegoatהַשָּׂעִיר֙ha.sa.'IrH8163for Azazel shallwashיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320inwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, andafterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310he shallcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.
27And the bullock of thesinהַֽחַטָּ֜אתha.cha.TatH2403offering, and thegoatשְׂעִ֣ירse.'IrH8163of thesinהַֽחַטָּ֗אתha.cha.TatH2403offering,whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834bloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818wasbroughtH935in to makeatonementלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722in theholyבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944, shall becarriedH935forthיוֹצִ֖יאyo.Tzi'H3318without thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264; and they shallburnוְשָׂרְפ֣וּve.sa.re.FuH8313in thefireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784theirskinsעֹרֹתָ֥ם'o.ro.TamH5785, and theirfleshבְּשָׂרָ֖םbe.sa.RamH1320, and theirdungפִּרְשָֽׁם׃pir.ShamH6569.
28And he that burneth them shallwashיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320inwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, andafterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310he shallcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.
29And it shall be astatuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769untoyouH3605: in theseventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיHa.she.vi.'iH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, on thetenthבֶּֽעָשׂ֨וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, ye shallafflictתְּעַנּ֣וּte.'a.NuH6031yoursoulsנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֗םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315, and shalldoתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213noלֹ֣אlo'H3808manner ofworkמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399, the homeborn, or thestrangerוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616that sojourneth amongyouH3605:
32And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, who shall beanointedיִמְשַׁ֣חyim.ShachH4886and who shall beconsecratedH6944to bepriestH3548in hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1steadתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478, shallmakeיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027theatonementוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722, and shallputוְלָבַ֛שׁve.la.VashH3847on thelinenהַבָּ֖דha.BadH906garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899,evenH853theholyH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899:
33and he shall makeatonementוְכִפֶּר֙ve.khi.PerH3722for theholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944sanctuaryמִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.DashH4720, and he shall makeatonementיְכַפֵּ֑רye.kha.PerH3722for thetentאֹ֧הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֛דmo.'EdH4150and for thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196; and he shall makeatonementיְכַפֵּֽר׃ye.kha.PerH3722for thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and forallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of theassemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951.
34And this shall be aneverlastingעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769statuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708untoyouכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834, tomakeH6213atonementלְכַפֵּ֞רle.kha.PerH3722for thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478becauseעַל־'al-H5921ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605theirsinsחַטֹּאתָ֔םcha.to.TamH2403onceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259in theyearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141. And hedidH6213as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.
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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