Leviticus 16:23
in Leviticus 16Then Aaron is to enter the Tent of Meeting, take off the linen garments he put on before entering the Most Holy Place, and leave them there.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:
KJV
And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:
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This verse in Leviticus 16
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
take off the linen garments he put on
on Leviticus 16:23-25
The linen is taken off and left in the holy place, worn once. He washes again, puts the golden garments back on, and comes out to offer the burnt offerings where the people can see. The clothes mark the change between the day's two halves.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
When we have the comfort of our pardon God must have the glory of it. If we have the benefit of the sacrifice of atonement, we must not grudge the sacrifices of acknowledgment. And, it should seem, the burning of the fat of the sin-offering was deferred till now (
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And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The fat was ordered to be burnt upon the altar; the rest of the carcasses to be cut down and given to some priestly attendants to burn without the camp, in conformity with the general law for the sin offerings (Le 4:8-12;
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How the passage was read
On Leviticus 16:1-34On Leviticus 16:1-34
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.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Sources: Mishnah Yoma 8:1 (the five abstentions) · Mishnah Yoma 8:9 (appease your fellow first) · The Day of Atonement (this site's study)
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבָ֤א | uva' | and he will go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אַהֲרֹן֙ | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֹ֣הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵ֔ד | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| וּפָשַׁט֙ | ufashat | and he will strip off | H6584 → | 43 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בִּגְדֵ֣י | bigdei | [the] garments of | H899 → | 217 times |
| הַבָּ֔ד | habad | <the> linen | H906 → | 23 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לָבַ֖שׁ | lavash | he wore | H3847 → | 110 times |
| בְּבֹא֣וֹ | bevoo | when went he | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ | hakodesh | the holy place | H6944 → | 469 times |
| וְהִנִּיחָ֖ם | vehinicham | and he will leave them | H5117 → | 142 times |
| שָֽׁם׃ | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
וּבָ֤אand he will go
uva'H935 →2568 times
אַהֲרֹן֙Aaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֹ֣הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵ֔דmeeting
moedH4150 →223 times
וּפָשַׁט֙and he will strip off
ufashatH6584 →43 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בִּגְדֵ֣י[the] garments of
bigdeiH899 →217 times
הַבָּ֔ד<the> linen
habadH906 →23 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לָבַ֖שׁhe wore
lavashH3847 →110 times
בְּבֹא֣וֹwhen went he
bevooH935 →2568 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁthe holy place
hakodeshH6944 →469 times
וְהִנִּיחָ֖םand he will leave them
vehinichamH5117 →142 times
שָֽׁם׃there
shamH8033 →834 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 8:3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin.…
it leads to
- Acts 13:39
Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.
- Galatians 4:4–5
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Hebrews 7:18–19
So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- Acts 13:39
Through
Leviticus 16:4He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself…
it leads to
- Exodus 28:39–43
You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.
- Exodus 30:20
Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting an offering made by fire to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
- Ezekiel 44:17–18
When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or…
- Exodus 28:39–43
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.