Focused Passage

Leviticus 16:23-28

The Day of Atonement: Cleansing the Sanctuary and Bearing Away Israel's Sins

After recalling the death of Aaron's sons, the LORD restricts Aaron's access to the Most Holy Place and commands the Day of Atonement ritual: Aaron must enter with proper sacrifices and linen garments, offer for himself, use incense to cover the atonement cover, sprinkle blood for sanctuary cleansing, lay Israel's sins on the live goat sent into the wilderness, cleanse the altar, change garments, complete burnt offerings, and establish an annual Sabbath-like day of self-denial and atonement for Israel.

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23 Then Aaron is to enter the Tent of Meeting, take off the linen garments he put on before entering the Most Holy Place, and leave them there.

24 He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.

25 He is also to burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.

26 The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.

27 The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up.

28 The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.

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Verse 23

Original words

Then Aaron אַהֲרֹן֙ H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular is to enter וּבָ֤א H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the Tent אֹ֣הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵ֔ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular take off וּפָשַׁט֙ H6584 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the linen הַבָּ֔ד H906 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative garments בִּגְדֵ֣י H899 Noun - masculine plural construct he put on לָבַ֖שׁ H3847 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular before entering בְּבֹא֣וֹ H935 Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the Most Holy Place הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ H6944 Article | Noun - masculine singular and leave them וְהִנִּיחָ֖ם H5117 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural there שָֽׁם׃ H8033 Adverb
Verse 24

Original words

He is to bathe וְרָחַ֨ץ H7364 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker himself בְּשָׂר֤וֹ H1320 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular with water בַמַּ֙יִם֙ H4325 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural in a holy קָד֔וֹשׁ H6918 Adjective - masculine singular place בְּמָק֣וֹם H4725 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular and put on וְלָבַ֖שׁ H3847 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker his own clothes בְּגָדָ֑יו H899 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Then he must go out וְיָצָ֗א H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular and sacrifice וְעָשָׂ֤ה H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker his burnt offering עֹֽלָתוֹ֙ H5930 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the people’s הָעָ֔ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular burnt offering עֹלַ֣ת H5930 Noun - feminine singular construct to make atonement וְכִפֶּ֥ר H3722 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular for בַּעֲד֖וֹ H1157 Preposition | third person masculine singular himself וּבְעַ֥ד H1157 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and for the people הָעָֽם׃ H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 25

Original words

- וְאֵ֛ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker He is also to burn יַקְטִ֥יר H6999 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular the fat חֵ֥לֶב H2459 Noun - masculine singular construct of the sin offering הַֽחַטָּ֖את H2403 Article | Noun - feminine singular on the altar הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 26

Original words

The man who released וְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַ H7971 Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the goat הַשָּׂעִיר֙ H8163 Article | Noun - masculine singular as the scapegoat לַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔ל H5799 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular must wash יְכַבֵּ֣ס H3526 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his clothes בְּגָדָ֔יו H899 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and bathe וְרָחַ֥ץ H7364 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker himself בְּשָׂר֖וֹ H1320 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular with water בַּמָּ֑יִם H4325 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural afterward וְאַחֲרֵי־ H310 Conjunctive waw | Preposition . . . כֵ֖ן H3651 Adverb he may reenter יָב֥וֹא H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the camp הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ H4264 Article | Noun - common singular
Verse 27

Original words

- וְאֵת֩ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker The bull פַּ֨ר H6499 Noun - masculine singular construct for the sin offering הַֽחַטָּ֜את H2403 Article | Noun - feminine singular - וְאֵ֣ת׀ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the goat שְׂעִ֣יר H8163 Noun - masculine singular construct for the sin offering הַֽחַטָּ֗את H2403 Article | Noun - feminine singular whose אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative blood דָּמָם֙ H1818 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural was brought הוּבָ֤א H935 Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker into the Most Holy Place בַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁ H6944 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular to make atonement לְכַפֵּ֣ר H3722 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct must be taken יוֹצִ֖יא H3318 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular outside אֶל־ H413 Preposition . . . מִח֣וּץ H2351 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the camp לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה H4264 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular and their hides עֹרֹתָ֥ם H5785 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker flesh בְּשָׂרָ֖ם H1320 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and dung פִּרְשָֽׁם׃ H6569 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural must be burned up וְשָׂרְפ֣וּ H8313 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural . . . בָאֵ֔שׁ H784 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker
Verse 28

Original words

The one who burns וְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ף H8313 Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular them אֹתָ֔ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural must wash יְכַבֵּ֣ס H3526 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his clothes בְּגָדָ֔יו H899 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and bathe וְרָחַ֥ץ H7364 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker himself בְּשָׂר֖וֹ H1320 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular with water בַּמָּ֑יִם H4325 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural and afterward וְאַחֲרֵי־ H310 Conjunctive waw | Preposition . . . כֵ֖ן H3651 Adverb he may reenter יָב֥וֹא H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the camp הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ H4264 Article | Noun - common singular

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