יהוה said to Moses: Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come at will ” into the Shrine behind the curtain, in front of the cover that is upon the ark, lest he die; for I appear in the cloud over the cover.
Translation Notes
*at will — Lit. “at any time.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויאמר
257
יהוה
26
אלמשה
376
דבר
206
אלאהרן
287
אחיך
39
ואליבא
50
בכלעת
522
אלהקדש
440
מבית
452
לפרכת
730
אלפני
171
הכפרת
705
אשר
501
עלהארן
356
ולא
37
ימות
456
כי
30
בענן
172
אראה
207
עלהכפרת
805
Leviticus 16:3
Gematria: 2385
בזאתיבאאהרןאלהקדשבפרבןבקרלחטאתואיללעלה
Thus only shall Aaron enter the Shrine: with a bull of the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.—
He shall be dressed in a sacral linen tunic, with linen breeches next to his flesh, and be girt with a linen sash, and he shall wear a linen turban. They are sacral vestments; he shall bathe his body in water and then put them on.—
Word-by-Word Analysis
כתנתבד
876
קדש
404
ילבש
342
ומכנסיבד
192
יהיו
31
עלבשרו
608
ובאבנט
70
בד
6
יחגר
221
ובמצנפת
668
בד
6
יצנף
230
בגדיקדש
423
הם
45
ורחץ
304
במים
92
אתבשרו
909
ולבשם
378
Leviticus 16:5
Gematria: 3362
ומאתעדתבניישראליקחשנישעיריעזיםלחטאתואילאחדלעלה
And from the Israelite community he shall take two he-goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
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ומאת
447
עדת
474
בני
62
ישראל
541
יקח
118
שנישעירי
950
עזים
127
לחטאת
448
ואיל
47
אחד
13
לעלה
135
Leviticus 16:6
Gematria: 3108
והקריבאהרןאתפרהחטאתאשרלווכפרבעדוובעדביתו
Aaron is to offer his own bull of sin offering, to make expiation for himself and for his household.
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והקריב
323
אהרן
256
אתפר
681
החטאת
423
אשרלו
537
וכפר
306
בעדו
82
ובעד
82
ביתו
418
Leviticus 16:7
Gematria: 2946
ולקחאתשניהשעירםוהעמידאתםלפנייהוהפתחאהלמועד
Aaron Aaron Moved up from v. 8 for clarity. shall take the two he-goats and let them stand before יהוה at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting;
while the goat designated by lot for Azazel shall be left standing alive before יהוה, to make expiation with it and to send it off to the wilderness for Azazel.
and he shall take a panful of glowing coals scooped from the altar before יהוה, and two handfuls of finely ground aromatic incense, and bring this behind the curtain.
He shall put the incense on the fire before יהוה, so that the cloud from the incense screens the cover that is over [the Ark of] the Pact, lest he die.
He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger over the cover on the east side; and in front of the cover he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.
He shall then slaughter the people’s goat of sin offering, bring its blood behind the curtain, and do with its blood as he has done with the blood of the bull: he shall sprinkle it over the cover and in front of the cover.
Thus he shall purge the Shrine of the impurity and transgression of the Israelites, whatever their sins; and he shall do the same for the Tent of Meeting, which abides with them in the midst of their impurity.
When he goes in to make expiation in the Shrine, nobody else shall be in the Tent of Meeting until he comes out. When he has made expiation for himself and his household, and for the whole congregation of Israel,
he shall go out to the altar that is before יהוה and purge it: he shall take some of the blood of the bull and of the goat and apply it to each of the horns of the altar;
and the rest of the blood he shall sprinkle on it with his finger seven times. Thus he shall purify it of the defilement of the Israelites and consecrate it.
Word-by-Word Analysis
והזה
23
עליו
116
מןהדם
139
באצבעו
171
שבע
372
פעמים
240
וטהרו
226
וקדשו
416
מטמאת
490
בני
62
ישראל
541
Leviticus 16:20
Gematria: 3575
וכלהמכפראתהקדשואתאהלמועדואתהמזבחוהקריבאתהשעירהחי
When he has finished purging the Shrine, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, the live goat shall be brought forward.
Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and transgressions of the Israelites, whatever their sins, putting them on the head of the goat; and it shall be sent off to the wilderness through a designated designated Meaning of Heb. ‘itti uncertain. agent. agent I.e., another participant—aside from the high priest, who must remain in the sanctuary. Trad. “man.” See the Dictionary under ’ish; Agent.
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וסמך
126
אהרן
256
אתשתי
1111
ידו
20
על
100
ראש
501
השעיר
585
החי
23
והתודה
426
עליו
116
אתכלעונת
977
בני
62
ישראל
541
ואתכלפשעיהם
962
לכלחטאתם
538
ונתן
506
אתם
441
עלראש
601
השעיר
585
ושלח
344
בידאיש
327
עתי
480
המדברה
256
Leviticus 16:22
Gematria: 4190
ונשאהשעירעליואתכלעונתםאלארץגזרהושלחאתהשעירבמדבר
Thus the goat shall carry on it all their iniquities to an inaccessible region; and the goat shall be set free in the wilderness.
He shall bathe his body in water in the holy precinct and put on his vestments; then he shall come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, making expiation for himself and for the people.
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ורחץ
304
אתבשרו
909
במים
92
במקום
188
קדוש
410
ולבש
338
אתבגדיו
426
ויצא
107
ועשה
381
אתעלתו
907
ואתעלת
907
העם
115
וכפר
306
בעדו
82
ובעד
82
העם
115
Leviticus 16:25
Gematria: 1266
ואתחלבהחטאתיקטירהמזבחה
The fat of the sin offering he shall turn into smoke on the altar.
The bull of sin offering and the goat of sin offering whose blood was brought in to purge the Shrine shall be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung shall be consumed in fire.
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ואת
407
פר
280
החטאת
423
ואת
407
שעיר
580
החטאת
423
אשר
501
הובא
14
אתדמם
485
לכפר
330
בקדש
406
יוציא
117
אלמחוץ
175
למחנה
133
ושרפו
592
באש
303
אתערתם
1111
ואתבשרם
949
ואתפרשם
1027
Leviticus 16:28
Gematria: 2907
והשרףאתםיכבסבגדיוורחץאתבשרובמיםואחריכןיבואאלהמחנה
The one who burned them shall wash those clothes and bathe the body in water—and after that may re-enter the camp.
And this shall be to you a law for all time: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall practice self-denial; and you shall do no manner of work, neither the citizen nor the alien who resides among you.
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והיתה
426
לכם
90
לחקת
538
עולם
146
בחדש
314
השביעי
397
בעשור
578
לחדש
342
תענו
526
אתנפשתיכם
1301
וכלמלאכה
152
לא
31
תעשו
776
האזרח
221
והגר
214
הגר
208
בתוככם
488
Leviticus 16:30
Gematria: 2684
כיביוםהזהיכפרעליכםלטהראתכםמכלחטאתיכםלפנייהוהתטהרו
For on this day atonement shall be made for you to purify you of all your sins; you shall be pure before יהוה.
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כיביום
88
הזה
17
יכפר
310
עליכם
170
לטהר
244
אתכם
461
מכל
90
חטאתיכם
488
לפני
170
יהוה
26
תטהרו
620
Leviticus 16:31
Gematria: 4097
שבתשבתוןהיאלכםועניתםאתנפשתיכםחקתעולם
It shall be a sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall practice self-denial; it is a law for all time.
The priest who has been anointed and ordained to serve as priest in place of his father shall make expiation. He shall put on the linen vestments, the sacral vestments.
He shall purge the innermost Shrine; he shall purge the Tent of Meeting and the altar; and he shall make expiation for the priests and for all the people of the congregation.