Leviticus 16:26
The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
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ASV
And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
KJV
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.
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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
15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַ | ve.ham.sha.Le.ach | and the [one who] let go | H7971 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַשָּׂעִיר֙ | ha.sa.'Ir | the male goat | H8163 → |
| לַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔ל | la.'a.za.Zel | to [the] escape goat | H5799 → |
| יְכַבֵּ֣ס | ye.kha.Bes | he will wash | H3526 → |
| בְּגָדָ֔יו | be.ga.Dav | garments his | H899 → |
| וְרָחַ֥ץ | ve.ra.Chatz | and he will wash | H7364 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בְּשָׂר֖וֹ | be.sa.Ro | body his | H1320 → |
| בַּמָּ֑יִם | ba.Ma.yim | with <the> water | H4325 → |
| וְאַחֲרֵי־ | ve.'a.cha.rei- | and after | H310 → |
| כֵ֖ן | khen | thus | H3651 → |
| יָב֥וֹא | ya.Vo' | he will come | H935 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | into | H413 → |
| הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ | Ha.ma.cha.Neh | the camp | H4264 → |
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