Leviticus 16:26 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Leviticus 16:26 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Leviticus 16:2615 words
וְהַמְשַׁלֵּחַwəhaməšalēḥaAnd the send
אֶתʾet—
הַשָּׂעִירhaśāʿîrThe shaggy
לַעֲזָאזֵלlaʿăzāʾzēlTo goat of departure
יְכַבֵּסyəḵabēsTrample
בְּגָדָיוbəgādāywCovering
וְרָחַץwərāḥaṣAnd lave
אֶתʾet—
בְּשָׂרוֹbəśārwōFlesh
בַּמָּיִםbamāyimIn waters
וְאַחֲרֵיwəʾaḥărêAnd the hind part
כֵןḵēnSet upright
יָבוֹאyāvwōʾGo
אֶלʾelNear
הַמַּחֲנֶהhamaḥănehThe encampment
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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