Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 16:20-32

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.

25And thefatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of thesinהַֽחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403offering shall heburnיַקְטִ֥ירyak.TirH6999upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ha.miz.Be.chahH4196.

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:

30for on thisdayבַיּ֥וֹםvai.YomH3117shallatonementיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722bemadeH3605foryouH3588, tocleanseלְטַהֵ֣רle.ta.HerH2891youH3588; fromallH3605yoursinsחַטֹּ֣אתֵיכֶ֔םcha.To.tei.KhemH2403shall ye becleanתִּטְהָֽרוּ׃tit.Ha.ruH2891beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

31It is asabbathשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676ofsolemnH7677restH7677untoyouאֶת־'et-H853, and ye shallafflictוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031yoursoulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315; it is astatuteחֻקַּ֖תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

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:

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