Leviticus 16:22 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.”

Leviticus 16:22 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 16:2213 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/נָשָׂ֨אwənāśāʾ

and it will bearconjH5375

advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···

הַ/שָּׂעִ֥ירhaśāʿiyr

the male goatparticleH8163

goat · hairy · kid · rough ···

עָלָ֛י/וʿālāyw

on itselfpronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

כָּלkāl

allnounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

עֲוֺנֹתָ֖/םʿăwōnōtām

iniquities theirnounH5771

iniquity · mischeif · punishment · sin

אֶלʾel

intopronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

אֶ֣רֶץʾereṣ

a landnounH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

גְּזֵרָ֑הgəzērāh

infertileadjH1509

וְ/שִׁלַּ֥חwəšilaḥ

and he will let goconjH7971

any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

הַ/שָּׂעִ֖ירhaśāʿiyr

the male goatparticleH8163

goat · hairy · kid · rough ···

בַּ/מִּדְבָּֽרbamidəbār

in the wildernesspronH4057

south · speech · wilderness

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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Omar HassanNote1mo ago

The Goat That Bears Our Burden

The scapegoat procedure has haunted human consciousness for millennia. The high priest lays hands on the goat, confesses the people's sins over it, and sends it into the wilderness carrying their guil...