Leviticus 16:26

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.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

25And the fat of the sin-offering shall he burn upon the altar.

27And the bullock of the sin-offering, and the goat of the sin-offering whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the sanctuary, shall one carry forth outside the camp; and they shall burn with fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:24And by these ye shall make yourselves unclean; whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:27And whatever goeth on its paws, among all manner of beasts that go upon all four, those are unclean unto you: whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:31These shall be unclean unto you among all that crawl: whoever toucheth them when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:39And if any beast which is to you for food die, he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 14:8And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his garments, and shave all his hair, and bathe in water, and he shall be clean; and afterwards shall he come into the camp, and shall abide outside his tent seven days.

Leviticus 15:27And whoever toucheth them shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.

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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