Leviticus 16:17
No one may be in the Tent of Meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he leaves, after he has made atonement for himself, his household, and the whole assembly of Israel.
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ASV
And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goeth in to make atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.
KJV
And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
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Commentary
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The day Israel still fasts
This chapter founds the Day of Atonement, in Hebrew Yom Kippur, the most solemn day of the Jewish year: the one day the high priest entered the innermost room of the sanctuary with blood for the nation's sins. With no Temple standing since AD 70, the day is kept now as a full fast: roughly 25 hours with no food or drink, most of it spent in synagogue prayer, many wearing white.
The Mishnah (the first code of Jewish oral law, about AD 200) defines the day's five abstentions: eating and drinking, washing, anointing, leather shoes, and marital relations (Yoma 8:1). It also carries a saying worth any reader's time: the day atones for sins between a person and God, “but for sins between a person and his fellow, the Day of Atonement does not atone until he has appeased his fellow” (Yoma 8:9). Reconciliation with people is homework done before the day.
Sources: Mishnah Yoma 8:1 (the five abstentions) · Mishnah Yoma 8:9 (appease your fellow first) · The Day of Atonement (this site's study)
Original language & word study
19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְכָל־ | ve.khol | and any | H3605 → |
| אָדָ֞ם | 'a.Dam | person | H120 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יִהְיֶ֣ה׀ | yih.Yeh | he will be | H1961 → |
| בְּאֹ֣הֶל | be.'O.hel | in [the] tent of | H168 → |
| מוֹעֵ֗ד | mo.'Ed | meeting | H4150 → |
| בְּבֹא֛וֹ | be.vo.'O | when goes he | H935 → |
| לְכַפֵּ֥ר | le.kha.Per | to make atonement | H3722 → |
| בַּקֹּ֖דֶשׁ | ba.Ko.desh | in the holy place | H6944 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | until | H5704 → |
| צֵאת֑וֹ | tze.To | comes out he | H3318 → |
| וְכִפֶּ֤ר | ve.khi.Per | and he has made atonement | H3722 → |
| בַּעֲדוֹ֙ | ba.'a.Do | for himself | H1157 → |
| וּבְעַ֣ד | u.ve.'Ad | and for | H1157 → |
| בֵּית֔וֹ | bei.To | household his | H1004 → |
| וּבְעַ֖ד | u.ve.'Ad | and for | H1157 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| קְהַ֥ל | ke.Hal | [the] assembly of | H6951 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
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