Leviticus 16
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁ֗הMosesדַּבֵּר֮speakאֶל־toאַהֲרֹ֣ןAaronאָחִיךָ֒brother yourוְאַל־and may notיָבֹ֤אhe comeבְכָל־at everyעֵת֙timeאֶל־intoהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁthe holy placeמִבֵּ֖יתfrom insideלַפָּרֹ֑כֶתto the curtainאֶל־toפְּנֵ֨יthe face ofהַכַּפֹּ֜רֶתthe atonement coverאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichעַל־is onהָאָרֹן֙the arkוְלֹ֣אand notיָמ֔וּתhe will dieכִּ֚יforבֶּֽעָנָ֔ןin the cloudאֵרָאֶ֖הI will appearעַל־overהַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃the atonement cover
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כְּתֹֽנֶת־a tunic ofבַּ֨דlinen ofקֹ֜דֶשׁholinessיִלְבָּ֗שׁhe will wearוּמִֽכְנְסֵי־and undergarments ofבַד֮linenיִהְי֣וּthey will beעַל־onבְּשָׂרוֹ֒flesh hisוּבְאַבְנֵ֥טand with a sash ofבַּד֙linenיַחְגֹּ֔רhe will gird himselfוּבְמִצְנֶ֥פֶתand with a turban ofבַּ֖דlinenיִצְנֹ֑ףhe will windבִּגְדֵי־are garments ofקֹ֣דֶשׁholinessהֵ֔םtheyוְרָחַ֥ץand he will washבַּמַּ֛יִםwith the waterאֶת־obj.בְּשָׂר֖וֹbody hisוּלְבֵשָֽׁם׃and he will put on them
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וְהַשָּׂעִ֗ירand the male goatאֲשֶׁר֩whichעָלָ֨הit came upעָלָ֤יוon itהַגּוֹרָל֙the lotלַעֲזָאזֵ֔לfor the escape goatיָֽעֳמַד־it will be stationedחַ֛יaliveלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeיְהוָ֖הYahwehלְכַפֵּ֣רto make atonementעָלָ֑יוon itלְשַׁלַּ֥חby sending awayאֹת֛וֹobj. itלַעֲזָאזֵ֖לto the escape goatהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃the wilderness towards
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וְהִקְרִ֨יבand he will presentאַהֲרֹ֜ןAaronאֶת־obj.פַּ֤רthe bull ofהַֽחַטָּאת֙the sin offeringאֲשֶׁר־whichל֔וֹis for the himselfוְכִפֶּ֥רand he will make atonementבַּֽעֲד֖וֹfor himselfוּבְעַ֣דand forבֵּית֑וֹhousehold hisוְשָׁחַ֛טand he will cut the throat ofאֶת־obj.פַּ֥רthe bull ofהַֽחַטָּ֖אתthe sin offeringאֲשֶׁר־whichלֽוֹ׃is for the himself
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וְלָקַ֣חand he will takeמְלֹֽא־the fullness ofהַ֠מַּחְתָּהthe censerגַּֽחֲלֵי־coals ofאֵ֞שׁfireמֵעַ֤לfrom onהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙the altarמִלִּפְנֵ֣יfrom to beforeיְהוָ֔הYahwehוּמְלֹ֣אand the fullness ofחָפְנָ֔יוhands hisקְטֹ֥רֶתincense ofסַמִּ֖יםperfumesדַּקָּ֑הfineוְהֵבִ֖יאand he will bring themמִבֵּ֥יתfrom insideלַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃to the curtain
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וְלָקַח֙and he will takeמִדַּ֣םsome of the blood ofהַפָּ֔רthe bullוְהִזָּ֧הand he will spatter itבְאֶצְבָּע֛וֹwith finger hisעַל־onפְּנֵ֥יthe face ofהַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתthe atonement coverקֵ֑דְמָהeast -wardוְלִפְנֵ֣יand to beforeהַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתthe atonement coverיַזֶּ֧הhe will spatterשֶֽׁבַע־sevenפְּעָמִ֛יםtimesמִן־some ofהַדָּ֖םthe bloodבְּאֶצְבָּעֽוֹ׃with finger his
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וְשָׁחַ֞טand he will cut the throat ofאֶת־obj.שְׂעִ֤ירthe male goat ofהַֽחַטָּאת֙the sin offeringאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלָעָ֔םis for the peopleוְהֵבִיא֙and he will bringאֶת־obj.דָּמ֔וֹblood itsאֶל־toמִבֵּ֖יתfrom insideלַפָּרֹ֑כֶתto the curtainוְעָשָׂ֣הand he will doאֶת־withדָּמ֗וֹblood itsכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust asעָשָׂה֙he didלְדַ֣םto the blood ofהַפָּ֔רthe bullוְהִזָּ֥הand he will spatterאֹת֛וֹobj. itעַל־onהַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתthe atonement coverוְלִפְנֵ֥יand to beforeהַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃the atonement cover
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וְכִפֶּ֣רand he will make atonementעַל־onהַקֹּ֗דֶשׁthe holy placeמִטֻּמְאֹת֙from the uncleannesses ofבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוּמִפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םand from transgressions theirלְכָל־to allחַטֹּאתָ֑םsins theirוְכֵ֤ןand thusיַעֲשֶׂה֙he will doלְאֹ֣הֶלto the tent ofמוֹעֵ֔דmeetingהַשֹּׁכֵ֣ןwhich dwellsאִתָּ֔םwith themבְּת֖וֹךְin amongטֻמְאֹתָֽם׃uncleannesses their
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וְכָל־and anyאָדָ֞םpersonלֹא־notיִהְיֶ֣ה׀he will beבְּאֹ֣הֶלin the tent ofמוֹעֵ֗דmeetingבְּבֹא֛וֹwhen goes heלְכַפֵּ֥רto make atonementבַּקֹּ֖דֶשׁin the holy placeעַד־untilצֵאת֑וֹcomes out heוְכִפֶּ֤רand he has made atonementבַּעֲדוֹ֙for himselfוּבְעַ֣דand forבֵּית֔וֹhousehold hisוּבְעַ֖דand forכָּל־allקְהַ֥לthe assembly ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וְיָצָ֗אand he will go outאֶל־toהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַthe altarאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלִפְנֵֽי־is to beforeיְהוָ֖הYahwehוְכִפֶּ֣רand he will make atonementעָלָ֑יוon itוְלָקַ֞חand he will takeמִדַּ֤םsome of the blood ofהַפָּר֙the bullוּמִדַּ֣םand some of the blood ofהַשָּׂעִ֔ירthe male goatוְנָתַ֛ןand he will put itעַל־onקַרְנ֥וֹתthe horns ofהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altarסָבִֽיב׃all around
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וְסָמַ֨ךְand he will leanאַהֲרֹ֜ןAaronאֶת־obj.שְׁתֵּ֣יthe twoיָדָ֗יוhands hisעַ֨לonרֹ֣אשׁthe head ofהַשָּׂעִיר֮the male goatהַחַי֒the livingוְהִתְוַדָּ֣הand he will confessעָלָ֗יוover itאֶת־obj.כָּל־allעֲוֹנֹת֙the iniquities ofבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םtransgressions theirלְכָל־to allחַטֹּאתָ֑םsins theirוְנָתַ֤ןand he will putאֹתָם֙obj. themעַל־onרֹ֣אשׁthe head ofהַשָּׂעִ֔ירthe male goatוְשִׁלַּ֛חand he will send it awayבְּיַד־by the hand ofאִ֥ישׁa manעִתִּ֖יreadyהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃the wilderness towards
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וְרָחַ֨ץand he will washאֶת־obj.בְּשָׂר֤וֹbody hisבַמַּ֙יִם֙with the waterבְּמָק֣וֹםin a placeקָד֔וֹשׁholyוְלָבַ֖שׁand he will put onאֶת־obj.בְּגָדָ֑יוgarments hisוְיָצָ֗אand he will come outוְעָשָׂ֤הand he will offerאֶת־obj.עֹֽלָתוֹ֙burnt offering hisוְאֶת־and obj.עֹלַ֣תthe burnt offering ofהָעָ֔םthe peopleוְכִפֶּ֥רand he will make atonementבַּעֲד֖וֹfor himselfוּבְעַ֥דand forהָעָֽם׃the people
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וְאֵת֩and obj.פַּ֨רthe bull ofהַֽחַטָּ֜אתthe sin offeringוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.שְׂעִ֣ירthe male goat ofהַֽחַטָּ֗אתthe sin offeringאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichהוּבָ֤אit was broughtאֶת־obj.דָּמָם֙blood theirלְכַפֵּ֣רto make atonementבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁin the holy placeיוֹצִ֖יאsomeone will bring outאֶל־toמִח֣וּץfrom the outsideלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הof the campוְשָׂרְפ֣וּand people will burnבָאֵ֔שׁwith the fireאֶת־obj.עֹרֹתָ֥םhides theirוְאֶת־and obj.בְּשָׂרָ֖םflesh theirוְאֶת־and obj.פִּרְשָֽׁם׃offal their
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וְהָיְתָ֥הand it will becomeלָכֶ֖םfor the youלְחֻקַּ֣תinto a statute ofעוֹלָ֑םperpetuityבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the monthהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיthe seventhבֶּֽעָשׂ֨וֹרon the tenלַחֹ֜דֶשׁof the monthתְּעַנּ֣וּyou will afflictאֶת־obj.נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֗םselves yourוְכָל־and anyמְלָאכָה֙workלֹ֣אnotתַעֲשׂ֔וּyou will doהָֽאֶזְרָ֔חthe native-bornוְהַגֵּ֖רand the sojournerהַגָּ֥רwho sojournsבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃in midst of you
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וְכִפֶּ֨רand he will make atonementהַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priestאֲשֶׁר־whomיִמְשַׁ֣חsomeone will anointאֹת֗וֹobj. himוַאֲשֶׁ֤רand whomיְמַלֵּא֙someone will fillאֶת־obj.יָד֔וֹhand hisלְכַהֵ֖ןto serve as priestתַּ֣חַתin place ofאָבִ֑יוfather hisוְלָבַ֛שׁand he will wearאֶת־obj.בִּגְדֵ֥יthe garments ofהַבָּ֖דthe linenבִּגְדֵ֥יthe garments ofהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃the holiness
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וְכִפֶּר֙and he will make atonement forאֶת־obj.מִקְדַּ֣שׁthe sanctuary ofהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁthe holinessוְאֶת־and obj.אֹ֧הֶלthe tent ofמוֹעֵ֛דmeetingוְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altarיְכַפֵּ֑רhe will make atonement forוְעַ֧לand onהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםthe priestsוְעַל־and onכָּל־allעַ֥םthe people ofהַקָּהָ֖לthe assemblyיְכַפֵּֽר׃he will make atonement
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וְהָֽיְתָה־and it will becomeזֹּ֨אתthisלָכֶ֜םfor the youלְחֻקַּ֣תinto a statute ofעוֹלָ֗םperpetuityלְכַפֵּ֞רto make atonementעַל־onבְּנֵ֤יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelמִכָּל־from allחַטֹּאתָ֔םsins theirאַחַ֖תone timeבַּשָּׁנָ֑הin the yearוַיַּ֕עַשׂand he didכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust asצִוָּ֥הhe had commandedיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֶת־obj.מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פMoses
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