Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 16:1-17

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathH4191of thetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175, when theydrewH7126nearH7126beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, anddiedH4191;

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.

3Herewith shallAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413theholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944: with ayoungבֶּן־ben-H1121bullock for asinלְחַטָּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403offering, and aramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352for aburntלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930offering.

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.

5And he shalltakeיִקַּ֛חyi.KachH3947of thecongregationעֲדַת֙'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147he-goats for asinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403offering, and oneramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352for aburntלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930offering.

6AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175shallpresentוְהִקְרִ֧יבve.hik.RivH7126the bullock of thesinהַחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403offering,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is forhimselfבַּעֲד֖וֹba.'a.DoH1157, and makeatonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722forhimselfוּבְעַ֥דu.ve.'AdH1157, and for hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

7And he shalltakeוְלָקַ֖חve.la.KachH3947thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147goatsהַשְּׂעִירִ֑םha.se.'i.RimH8163, andsetוְהֶעֱמִ֤ידve.he.'e.MidH5975thembeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068at thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

8AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175shallcastוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414lotsגּוֹרָל֑וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486uponעַל־'al-H5921thetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147goatsהַשְּׂעִירִ֖םha.se.'i.RimH8163; onelotגּוֹרָ֤לgo.RalH1486for theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and theotherH259lotוְגוֹרָ֥לve.go.RalH1486for Azazel.

9AndAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shallpresentוְהִקְרִ֤יבve.hik.RivH7126thegoatהַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'IrH8163uponעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927for theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, andofferH7126him for asinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403offering.

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.

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