Leviticus 16:26 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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וְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַve.ham.sha.Le.achand the [one who] let go
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to send: let go
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 32:26, Genesis 49:21, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971H; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 2
הַשָּׂעִיר֙ha.sa.'Irthe male goat
Lemma: שָׂעִיר (sa.ir) · Strong's: H8163B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: he-goat
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 37:31, Leviticus 4:23, Leviticus 4:24, Leviticus 9:3, Leviticus 9:15, Leviticus 10:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8163B; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 3
לַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔לla.'a.za.Zelto [the] escape goat
Lemma: עֲזָאזֵל (a.za.zel) · Strong's: H5799
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Azazel
Used 4 times. Also: Leviticus 16:8, Leviticus 16:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5799; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 4
יְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.Beshe will wash
Lemma: כָּבַס (ka.vas) · Strong's: H3526H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to wash
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 49:11, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3526H; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 5
בְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.Davgarments his
Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: garment
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 6
וְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.Chatzand he will wash
Lemma: רָחַץ (ra.chats) · Strong's: H7364
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to wash: wash
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 43:24, Genesis 43:31, Exodus 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7364; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 7
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 8
בְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.Robody his
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 9
בַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimwith <the> water
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 10
וְאַחֲרֵי\־ve.'a.cha.rei-and after
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 11
כֵ֖ןkhenthus
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 12
יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'he will come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 13
אֶל\־'el-into
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 14
הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה\׃Ha.ma.cha.Nehthe camp
Lemma: מַחֲנֶה (ma.cha.neh) · Strong's: H4264
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: camp
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 32:2, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 32:21, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4264; TAHOT Leviticus 16:26 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The man who released | → | שָׁלַח H7971H to send: let go |
| the goat | → | שָׂעִיר H8163B he-goat |
| as the scapegoat | → | עֲזָאזֵל H5799 Azazel |
| must wash | → | כָּבַס H3526H to wash |
| his clothes | → | בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment |
| and bathe | → | רָחַץ H7364 to wash: wash |
| himself | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| with water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| afterward | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| he may reenter | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the camp | → | מַחֲנֶה H4264 camp |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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