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Leviticus 16:26

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

Ille vero, qui dimiserit caprum emissarium, lavabit vestimenta sua, et corpus aqua, et sic ingredietur in castra.

Vulgate

καὶ ὁ ἐξαποστέλλων τὸν χίμαρον τὸν διεσταλμένον εἰς ἄφεσιν πλυνεῖ τὰ ἱμάτια καὶ λούσεται τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ὕδατι, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν.

LXX

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.

ASV

וְ/הַֽ/מְשַׁלֵּ֤חַ אֶת הַ/שָּׂעִיר֙ לַֽ/עֲזָאזֵ֔ל יְכַבֵּ֣ס בְּגָדָ֔י/ו וְ/רָחַ֥ץ אֶת בְּשָׂר֖/וֹ בַּ/מָּ֑יִם וְ/אַחֲרֵי כֵ֖ן יָב֥וֹא אֶל הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
ו
v
noun · 717×
ו
v
noun · 218×
וֹ
v
noun · 269×
יְכַבֵּ֧ס
ykbs
verb · 51×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
מַחֲנֵ֣ה
mchnh
noun · 216×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
עֲזָאזֵ֔ל
'z'zl
proper_noun · 4×
רָחַ֥ץ
rchts
verb · 72×
שְׂעִיר
sh'yr
noun · 59×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Heb 7:19 — For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
  • Lev 15:5 — And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
  • Lev 16:10 — But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.