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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23Then 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.

24He 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.

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

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

27The 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.

28The 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 Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙H175Noun - proper - masculine singularis to enterוּבָ֤אH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe Tentאֹ֣הֶלH168Noun - masculine singular constructof Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דH4150Noun - masculine singulartake offוּפָשַׁט֙H6584Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe linenהַבָּ֔דH906Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativegarmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יH899Noun - masculine plural constructhe put onלָבַ֖שׁH3847Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularbefore enteringבְּבֹא֣וֹH935Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe Most Holy Placeהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁH6944Article | Noun - masculine singularand leave themוְהִנִּיחָ֖םH5117Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralthereשָֽׁם׃H8033Adverb
Verse 24

Original words

He is to batheוְרָחַ֨ץH7364Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhimselfבְּשָׂר֤וֹH1320Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwith waterבַמַּ֙יִם֙H4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralin a holyקָד֔וֹשׁH6918Adjective - masculine singularplaceבְּמָק֣וֹםH4725Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularand put onוְלָבַ֖שׁH3847Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhis own clothesבְּגָדָ֑יוH899Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularThen he must go outוְיָצָ֗אH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularand sacrificeוְעָשָׂ֤הH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhis burnt offeringעֹֽלָתוֹ֙H5930Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the people’sהָעָ֔םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularburnt offeringעֹלַ֣תH5930Noun - feminine singular constructto make atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רH3722Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularforבַּעֲד֖וֹH1157Preposition | third person masculine singularhimselfוּבְעַ֥דH1157Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand for the peopleהָעָֽם׃H5971Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 25

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-וְאֵ֛תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerHe is also to burnיַקְטִ֥ירH6999Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe fatחֵ֥לֶבH2459Noun - masculine singular constructof the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֖אתH2403Article | Noun - feminine singularon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃H4196Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 26

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The man who releasedוְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַH7971Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe goatהַשָּׂעִיר֙H8163Article | Noun - masculine singularas the scapegoatלַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔לH5799Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularmust washיְכַבֵּ֣סH3526Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhis clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוH899Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand batheוְרָחַ֥ץH7364Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhimselfבְּשָׂר֖וֹH1320Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwith waterבַּמָּ֑יִםH4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralafterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־H310Conjunctive waw | Preposition. . .כֵ֖ןH3651Adverbhe may reenterיָב֥וֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃H4264Article | Noun - common singular
Verse 27

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-וְאֵת֩H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerThe bullפַּ֨רH6499Noun - masculine singular constructfor the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֜אתH2403Article | Noun - feminine singular-וְאֵ֣ת׀H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the goatשְׂעִ֣ירH8163Noun - masculine singular constructfor the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֗אתH2403Article | Noun - feminine singularwhoseאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativebloodדָּמָם֙H1818Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwas broughtהוּבָ֤אH935Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerinto the Most Holy Placeבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁH6944Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularto make atonementלְכַפֵּ֣רH3722Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructmust be takenיוֹצִ֖יאH3318Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularoutsideאֶל־H413Preposition. . .מִח֣וּץH2351Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הH4264Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singularand their hidesעֹרֹתָ֥םH5785Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerfleshבְּשָׂרָ֖םH1320Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand dungפִּרְשָֽׁם׃H6569Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralmust be burned upוְשָׂרְפ֣וּH8313Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural. . .בָאֵ֔שׁH784Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker
Verse 28

Original words

The one who burnsוְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ףH8313Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthemאֹתָ֔םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralmust washיְכַבֵּ֣סH3526Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhis clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוH899Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand batheוְרָחַ֥ץH7364Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhimselfבְּשָׂר֖וֹH1320Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwith waterבַּמָּ֑יִםH4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־H310Conjunctive waw | Preposition. . .כֵ֖ןH3651Adverbhe may reenterיָב֥וֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃H4264Article | Noun - common singular

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