Leviticus 16:26

But he who led away the goat unto Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterwards go into the camp.

Targum Onkelos

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 he shall burn at the altar.

27And the bullock of the sin offering whose blood was carried in to make atonement in the Holy Place, he shall take forth out of the camp, and they shall burn their skins and their flesh and their food with fire.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:24And by these you will be unclean; everyone who toucheth their carcases shall be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 11:27And every (animal) that goeth upon its paws, of all beast that go upon four, shall be unclean to you; whoever toucheth their carcases shall be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 11:31These are unclean to you of all that creep; everyone who toucheth them in their dead state shall be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 11:39And if anyone of the cattle of which you eat die, whosoever toucheth its carcase shall be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 14:8And he who is cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself clean with water, and afterward he may come into the camp; but he shall dwell without his tent seven days.

Leviticus 15:27And whoso toucheth them shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and 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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