Leviticus 16:26

And he that sent away the goat unto Azazel, shall wash—his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water,—and, after that, shall he come into the camp.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, with the fat of the sin-bearer, shall he make a perfume at the altar.

27And the, sin-bearing bullock, and the sin-bearing goat whose blood was brought in to make a propitiatory-covering in the holy place, shall be carried forth outside the camp,—and they shall burn up, in fire, their skins and their flesh, and their dung;

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:24and, for these, shall ye count yourselves unclean—whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the evening;

Leviticus 11:27And, all that go upon their paws, among all the living things that go on all-fours, unclean, they are unto you,—whoso toucheth the carcase of them, shall be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 11:31These, are they which are unclean to you among all that creep,—whosoever toucheth them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening;

Leviticus 11:39And, when any of the beasts which are yours for food shall die, he that toucheth the carcase of it shall be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 14:8And he that is to be declared clean shall wash his clothes and shave off all his hair, and bathe in water, and be clean, and, afterwards, shall he come into the camp,—and dwell outside his tent, seven days;

Leviticus 15:27and whosoever toucheth them, shall be unclean,—and shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the 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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