Leviticus 16:28

And the man by whom they are burned is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water, and then he may come back to the tent-circle.

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In The King James Version

And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

In Context

27And the ox of the sin-offering and the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was taken in to make the holy place free from sin, are to be taken away outside the tent-circle and their skins and their flesh and their waste are to be burned with fire.

29And let this be an order to you for ever: in the seventh month, on the tenth day, you are to keep yourselves from pleasure and do no sort of work, those who are Israelites by birth and those from other lands who are living among you:

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:24By these you will be made unclean; anyone touching their dead bodies will be unclean till evening:

Leviticus 11:40And he who makes use of any part of its body for food is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening; and anyone taking away its body is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening.

Leviticus 16:26And the man who takes away the goat for Azazel is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and then he may come back to the tent-circle.

Numbers 19:7And the priest, after washing his clothing and bathing his body in water, may come back to the tent-circle, and will be unclean till evening.

Numbers 19:10And he who takes up the dust of the burned cow is to have his clothing washed with water and be unclean till evening: this is to be a law for ever, for the children of Israel as well as for the man from another country who is living among them.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 16:21-29

20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: 21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: 22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not… Read the whole commentary →

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