KJV King James Version
And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
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Leviticus 16:26
And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
WEB World English Bible
“He who lets the goat go for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
ASV American Standard Version
And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And he who is sending away the goat for a goat of departure doth wash his garments, and hath bathed his flesh with water, and afterwards he cometh in unto the camp.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 16
23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy [place], and shall leave them there:
24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.
25 And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.
26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
27 And the bullock [for] the sin offering, and the goat [for] the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy [place], shall [one] carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
29 And [this] shall be a statute for ever unto you: [that] in the seventh month, on the tenth [day] of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, [whether it be] one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
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וְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַH7971 · sha.lachto send: departאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַשָּׂעִיר֙H8163 · sa.irhairyלַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔לH5799 · a.za.zelAzazelיְכַבֵּ֣סH3526 · ka.vasWasher'sבְּגָדָ֔יוH899 · be.gedtreacheryוְרָחַ֥ץH7364 · ra.chatsto wash: washאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּשָׂר֖וֹH1320 · ba.sarfleshבַּמָּ֑יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterוְאַחֲרֵי־H310 · a.charafterכֵ֖ןH3651 · kenrightיָב֥וֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃H4264 · ma.cha.nehcamp
Cross-references
Leviticus 16:10But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, [and] to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.Hebrews 7:19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope [did]; by the which we draw nigh unto God.Leviticus 11:25And whosoever beareth [ought] of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.Numbers 19:21And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.Leviticus 14:8And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.Leviticus 16:21-22And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send [him] away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:Leviticus 15:27And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.Numbers 19:7-8Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.Leviticus 16:28And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.Leviticus 15:5-11And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.
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