Leviticus 16:26

The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.

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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

25He is also to burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.

27The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:24These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

Leviticus 11:27All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

Leviticus 11:31These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 11:39If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 14:8The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.

Leviticus 15:27Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

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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