Then he shall slaughterוְשָׁחַטthe goatאֶת שְׂעִירof the sin offeringהַחַטָּאתthat isאֲשֶׁרfor the peopleלָעָםand bringוְהֵבִיאits bloodאֶת דָּמוֹinsideאֶל מִבֵּיתthe veil,לַפָּרֹכֶתand doוְעָשָׂהwith its bloodאֶת דָּמוֹasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe didעָשָׂהwith the bloodלְדַםof the bull,הַפָּרand sprinkleוְהִזָּהitאֹתוֹonעַלthe cover of expiationהַכַּפֹּרֶתand in frontוְלִפְנֵיof the cover of expiation.הַכַּפֹּרֶת
Leviticus 16:15
Study it in the app“Then he shall slaughter the goat of the sin offering that is for the people and bring its blood inside the veil, and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the cover of expiation and in front of the cover of expiation.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 16:15, word by word
- Then he shall slaughterשָׁחַטshachat
slaughter
To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.
Where else “shachat” appears- the goatשְׂעִירseir
male goat
An adult male goat, often offered in sacrifice.
Where else “seir” appears- of the sin offeringחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- for the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- and bringהֵבִיאhevi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevi” appears- its bloodדָּמdam
blood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dam” appears- insideבֵּיתbet
inside
Literally "the house": the inner part of something.
Where else “bet” appears- the veilפָּרֹכֶתparochet
veil
The veil: the curtain that separated the most holy place from the rest of the dwelling.
Where else “parochet” appears- and doעָשָׂהasa
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “asa” appears- of the bullפָּרpar
bull
Young bull, bullock.
Where else “par” appears- and sprinkleהִזָּהhiza
sprinkle
Sprinkle, spatter (of blood, oil or water).
Where else “hiza” appears- the cover of expiationכַּפֹּרֶתkaporet
cover of expiation
The gold lid of the ark, with the two cherubim. Its name comes from the verb "make expiation" (cover sin), because there the blood was sprinkled on the day of expiation (Leviticus 16:14-15).
Where else “kaporet” appears- and in frontפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears
The context
14And he shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the cover of expiation on the east side, and in front of the cover of expiation he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.
15 · This verse (above)
16So he shall make expiation for the Holy Place because of the uncleanness of the sons of Israel and because of their transgressions, for all their sins; and so he shall do for the tent of meeting, which dwells with them in the midst of their uncleanness.