The Meaning of Leviticus 16:26 Explained

Leviticus 16:26

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.

YLT: 'And he who is sending away the goat for a goat of departure doth wash his garments, and hath bathed his flesh with water, and afterwards he cometh in unto the camp.

Darby: And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water; and afterwards he may come into the camp.

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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Leviticus 16:26?

MEANING: What does Leviticus 16:26 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Leviticus 16:26 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Leviticus 16:26?

What is the context of Leviticus 16:26?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Leviticus 16:26 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 16:15-34 - The Scapegoat

The loneliness of the high priest, Leviticus 16:17; the sprinkling of blood within the veil upon the mercy seat, Leviticus 16:16; the fragrant incense, emblematic of a well-pleasing offering, Leviticus 16:13; the confession of sin and its bearing-away into a solitary land, Leviticus 16:22; the linen garments of simplicity and humility, Leviticus 16:23; the destruction of the carcasses of the beasts "without the camp," Leviticus 16:27; the ultimate coming forth of the high priest to bless the people, bringing them the assurance of a finished and accepted work, Leviticus 16:24, compare Hebrews 9:28 all these points are carefully elaborated in the Epistle to the Hebrews.

The fate of the scapegoat was very moving! Laden with the sins of the people, it is led forth through the crowd of penitents, innocent yet execrated, dumb yet eloquent of the doom of the sin bearer, escaping death by the knife, to be forsaken even unto death! So Jesus died, with the cry of "Forsaken" on His lips. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 16

¹ how the high priest must enter into the holy place
¹¹ The sin offering for himself
¹⁵ The sin offering for the people
²⁰ The scapegoat
²⁹ The yearly feast of the expiations

What do the individual words in Leviticus 16:26 mean?

And he who released - the goat as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water and afterward he may come into the camp

וְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַ אֶת־ הַשָּׂעִיר֙ לַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔ל יְכַבֵּ֣ס בְּגָדָ֔יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בְּשָׂר֖וֹ בַּמָּ֑יִם וְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ן יָב֥וֹא אֶל־ הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה

וְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַ	And he who released
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַשָּׂעִיר֙	the goat
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׂעִיר Sense: hairy.
לַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔ל	as the scapegoat
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֲזָאזֵל Sense: entire removal, scapegoat.
יְכַבֵּ֣ס	shall wash
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּבַס Sense: to wash (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller.
בְּגָדָ֔יו	his clothes
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: בֶּגֶד Sense: treachery, deceit.
וְרָחַ֥ץ	and bathe
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָחַץ Sense: to wash, wash off, wash away, bathe.
בְּשָׂר֖וֹ	his body
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בָּשָׂר Sense: flesh.
בַּמָּ֑יִם	in water
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
כֵ֖ן	afterward
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
יָב֥וֹא	he may come
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֶל־	into
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה	the camp
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: מַחֲנֶה Sense: encampment, camp.

What are the major concepts related to Leviticus 16:26?

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