Leviticus 16

1 After the two sons of Aaron died because they burned incense to Yahweh [in a manner that was contrary to what Yahweh commanded], Yahweh spoke to Moses/me.

and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses after death two son: child Aaron in/on/with to present: come they to/for face: before LORD and to die

2 He said to him/me, “Warn your [older] brother Aaron that he must not enter the Very Holy Place inside the curtain that is in the Sacred Tent whenever he wants to, because the cover of the sacred chest is there. That is the place where the priest (makes atonement for/requests me to forgive) sins. I am present in the cloud that is over the cover of the sacred chest. If Aaron goes in that room when it is not the proper time, he will die!

and to say LORD to(wards) Moses to speak: speak to(wards) Aaron brother: male-sibling your and not to come (in): come in/on/with all time to(wards) [the] holiness from house: inside to/for curtain to(wards) face: before [the] mercy seat which upon [the] ark and not to die for in/on/with cloud to see: see upon [the] mercy seat

3 “When Aaron enters the Sacred Tent area, he must bring a bull that [will be killed] to become an offering/sacrifice for sins, and a ram [to be killed] to be an offering that will be completely burned [on the altar].

in/on/with this to come (in): come Aaron to(wards) [the] holiness in/on/with bullock son: young animal cattle to/for sin: sin offering and ram to/for burnt offering

4 Then he must bathe his whole body, and put on the linen underwear/undershorts and the linen gown. He must tie the linen sash/waistbands around his waist and wrap the turban around his head. Those are his sacred garments.

tunic linen holiness to clothe and undergarment linen to be upon flesh his and in/on/with girdle linen to gird and in/on/with turban linen to wrap garment holiness they(masc.) and to wash: wash in/on/with water [obj] flesh his and to clothe them

5 The Israeli people must then bring to him two male goats [to be killed] as an offering/sacrifice for sin, and a ram to be [killed and] burned completely [on the altar].

and from with congregation son: descendant/people Israel to take: take two he-goat goat to/for sin: sin offering and ram one to/for burnt offering

6 “Aaron must offer the bull [to me] to be a sacrifice in order that (I will forgive his sins and the sins of his family/his sins and the sins of his family will be forgiven).

and to present: bring Aaron [obj] bullock [the] sin: sin offering which to/for him and to atone about/through/for him and about/through/for house: household his

7 Then he must bring the two male goats to me at the entrance to the Sacred Tent.

and to take: take [obj] two [the] he-goat and to stand: stand [obj] them to/for face: before LORD entrance tent meeting

8 He must (cast lots/throw down stones that have been marked) to determine which goat will be [sacrificed] to me, and which will be the goat that will be set free.

and to give: throw Aaron upon two [the] he-goat allotted allotted one to/for LORD and allotted one to/for Azazel

9 Aaron must bring to me the goat that was chosen to be sacrificed. It will be an offering for the people’s sins.

and to present: bring Aaron [obj] [the] he-goat which to ascend: rise upon him [the] allotted to/for LORD and to make: do him sin: sin offering

10 Aaron must also bring to me the other goat, but it is not to be killed. It will be freed while it is still alive. As a result of Aaron sending it into the desert, the people’s sins will be forgiven.

and [the] he-goat which to ascend: rise upon him [the] allotted to/for Azazel to stand: appoint alive to/for face: before LORD to/for to atone upon him to/for to send: depart [obj] him to/for Azazel [the] wilderness [to]

11 “Then Aaron must bring the young bull to me, to be an offering/sacrifice for himself and for his family. He must slaughter that bull to be an offering for their sins, [and he must drain the blood into a basin].

and to present: bring Aaron [obj] bullock [the] sin: sin offering which to/for him and to atone about/through/for him and about/through/for house: household his and to slaughter [obj] bullock [the] sin: sin offering which to/for him

12 Then he must take some burning coals from the [bronze] altar and put them in the incense burner. Then he must fill his hands with fragrant finely-ground incense. Then he must take the incense and the incense burner inside the curtain into the Very Holy Place [of the Sacred Tent].

and to take: take fullness [the] censer coal fire from upon [the] altar from to/for face: before LORD and fullness palm his incense spice thin and to come (in): bring from house: inside to/for curtain

13 There he must put the incense on the burning coals, with the result that a cloud of burning incense will rise up over the lid of the sacred chest. If he obeys these instructions, he will not die [like Korah’s two sons did because of offering incense incorrectly] (OR, [because of being in God’s presence]).

and to give: put [obj] [the] incense upon [the] fire to/for face: before LORD and to cover cloud [the] incense [obj] [the] mercy seat which upon [the] testimony and not to die

14 Then he must dip his finger into [the basin] and sprinkle some blood on the lid of the sacred chest, and also sprinkle some blood seven times against the front of the chest.

and to take: take from blood [the] bullock and to sprinkle in/on/with finger his upon face: before [the] mercy seat east [to] and to/for face: before [the] mercy seat to sprinkle seven beat from [the] blood in/on/with finger his

15 [“Aaron must then go outside the Sacred Tent] and slaughter the goat to be an offering for the sins of the people. Then he must bring its blood into the Very Holy Place behind the curtain. There he must sprinkle [some of] that blood on the lid of the sacred chest and against the front of the chest, like he did with the bull’s blood.

and to slaughter [obj] he-goat [the] sin: sin offering which to/for people and to come (in): bring [obj] blood his to(wards) from house: inside to/for curtain and to make: do with blood his like/as as which to make: do to/for blood [the] bullock and to sprinkle [obj] him upon [the] mercy seat and to/for face: before [the] mercy seat

16 By doing that, he will purify the Very Holy Place. And he must sprinkle more of the blood on the Sacred Tent, because the tent is in the midst of the camp of the Israeli people who have become unacceptable to me [because of their sins].

and to atone upon [the] Holy Place from uncleanness son: descendant/people Israel and from transgression their to/for all sin their and so to make: do to/for tent meeting [the] to dwell with them in/on/with midst uncleanness their

17 When Aaron goes into the Very Holy Place [in the Sacred Tent] to purify it, no one else is permitted to enter [the other part of] the Sacred Tent. Only after Aaron has performed rituals to enable me to forgive him and his family, and all the Israeli people, is any priest permitted to enter the Sacred Tent.

and all man not to be in/on/with tent meeting in/on/with to come (in): come he to/for to atone in/on/with Holy Place till to come out: come he and to atone about/through/for him and about/through/for house: household his and about/through/for all assembly Israel

18 “Then Aaron must go outside the tent to purify my altar. He must do this by smearing some of the blood from the bull and some of the blood from the goat on each of the projections at the corners of the altar.

and to come out: come to(wards) [the] altar which to/for face: before LORD and to atone upon him and to take: take from blood [the] bullock and from blood [the] he-goat and to give: put upon horn [the] altar around

19 Then Aaron must dip his finger into the [basin of] blood and sprinkle some of the blood over the altar seven times. By doing that, he will cleanse it from being unholy [because of the sins] of the Israeli people, and it will become holy again.

and to sprinkle upon him from [the] blood in/on/with finger his seven beat and be pure him and to consecrate: consecate him from uncleanness son: descendant/people Israel

20 “When Aaron has finished purifying the Very Holy Place [inside the Sacred Tent] and all of the Sacred Tent and the altar, he must bring the goat that was chosen to be set free.

and to end: finish from to atone [obj] [the] Holy Place and [obj] tent meeting and [obj] [the] altar and to present: bring [obj] [the] he-goat [the] alive

21 He must put both of his hands on the head of the goat and confess all the sins [DOU] of the Israeli people. By doing that, he will put [the guilt of] their sins on the head of the goat. Then he must give the goat to a man who is chosen, and that man will send the goat out into the desert.

and to support Aaron [obj] two (hand his *Q(K)*) upon head [the] he-goat [the] alive and to give thanks upon him [obj] all iniquity: crime son: descendant/people Israel and [obj] all transgression their to/for all sin their and to give: put [obj] them upon head [the] he-goat and to send: depart in/on/with hand man timely [the] wilderness [to]

22 [It is as though] the goat will carry away into the desert [the guilt for] the sins of all the people.

and to lift: guilt [the] he-goat upon him [obj] all iniquity: crime their to(wards) land: country/planet isolation and to send: let go [obj] [the] he-goat in/on/with wilderness

23 “When Aaron approaches the Sacred Tent, he must take off the linen clothes that he wore when he [previously] entered the Very Holy Place, and he must leave those clothes there.

and to come (in): come Aaron to(wards) tent meeting and to strip [obj] garment [the] linen which to clothe in/on/with to come (in): come he to(wards) [the] Holy Place and to rest them there

24 Then he must bathe in a sacred place, put on his regular/ordinary clothes, and sacrifice the animals that will be burned completely on the altar for his own sins and for the sins of the Israeli people. By doing that he will enable me to forgive him and them.

and to wash: wash [obj] flesh his in/on/with water in/on/with place holy and to clothe [obj] garment his and to come out: come and to make: offer [obj] burnt offering his and [obj] burnt offering [the] people and to atone about/through/for him and about/through/for [the] people

25 He must also burn on the altar all the fat of the bull and the goat that were sacrificed.

and [obj] fat [the] sin: sin offering to offer: burn [the] altar [to]

26 “The man who was chosen to send the other goat into the desert and free it there must afterwards wash his clothes and bathe. Then he may return to the camp.

and [the] to send: let go [obj] [the] he-goat to/for Azazel to wash garment his and to wash: wash [obj] flesh his in/on/with water and after so to come (in): come to(wards) [the] camp

27 The carcasses of the bull and the goat that were slaughtered to be an offering/sacrifice for the people’s sins, whose blood was taken inside the Very Holy Place to enable Yahweh to forgive the Israeli people, must be carried outside the camp and burned. The hides/skins of the animals, the inner organs, and the dung must also be burned.

and [obj] bullock [the] sin: sin offering and [obj] he-goat [the] sin: sin offering which to come (in): bring [obj] blood their to/for to atone in/on/with Holy Place to come out: send to(wards) from outside to/for camp and to burn in/on/with fire [obj] skin their and [obj] flesh their and [obj] refuse their

28 The man who burns those things must then wash his clothes and bathe before he returns to the camp.

and [the] to burn [obj] them to wash garment his and to wash: wash [obj] flesh his in/on/with water and after so to come (in): come to(wards) [the] camp

29 “On (October/the month after the dry season ends), on the day that I have appointed, you all must (fast/abstain from eating food) and not do any work. This is a rule/law that will never end. It must be obeyed by you people who have been Israelis all your lives, and also by foreigners who are living among you.

and to be to/for you to/for statute forever: enduring in/on/with month [the] seventh in/on/with ten to/for month to afflict [obj] soul: myself your and all work not to make: do [the] born and [the] sojourner [the] to sojourn in/on/with midst your

30 On that day, Aaron will perform rituals to enable me to forgive you all, and then I will cleanse/free you all from [the guilt of] all your sins and you will become acceptable to me.

for in/on/with day [the] this to atone upon you to/for be pure [obj] you from all sin your to/for face: before LORD be pure

31 That will be a day for you to rest and not do any work, like the Sabbath days, and you must (fast/abstain from eating food) all that day. That is a permanent command/law for you all to obey.

Sabbath sabbath observance he/she/it to/for you and to afflict [obj] soul: myself your statute forever: enduring

32 In future years, [after Aaron has died], this ritual/ceremony to enable me to forgive you all [DOU] will be performed by the Supreme Priest who is anointed [with olive oil] and appointed to serve instead of his ancestor Aaron. He must put on the sacred clothes made of linen

and to atone [the] priest which to anoint [obj] him and which to fill [obj] hand: donate his to/for to minister underneath: instead father his and to clothe [obj] garment [the] linen garment [the] holiness

33 and offer sacrifices to purify the Very Holy Place, all of the Sacred Tent, the altar, the priests, and all the Israel people [like Aaron did].

and to atone [obj] sanctuary [the] holiness and [obj] tent meeting and [obj] [the] altar to atone and upon [the] priest and upon all people [the] assembly to atone

34 This will be a permanent command/law for you to obey once every year, to enable me to forgive you Israeli people for the sins that you have committed.” Moses/I obeyed all those instructions/commands that Yahweh had given to him/me.

and to be this to/for you to/for statute forever: enduring to/for to atone upon son: descendant/people Israel from all sin their one in/on/with year and to make: do like/as as which to command LORD [obj] Moses