Leviticus 16:17

“And no one shall be in the tent of meeting when he goes in to make expiation in the Holy Place until he comes out. And he shall make expiation for himself and for his house and for all the assembly of Israel.”

Leviticus 16:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 16:17, word by word

oneאָדָםadam

anyone

A person; with "not", no one.

Where else “adam” appears
shall beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yihye” appears
in the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

Where else “ohel” appears
of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

Where else “moed” appears
when he goes inבֹאvo

enter

To go into a place.

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to make expiationכַפֵּרchaper

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

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in the Holy Placeקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

sanctuary

The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.

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he comes outצֵאתtset

go out

To go out of a place.

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his houseבֵּיתbet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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the assemblyקְהַלkehal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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The context

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.

17 · This verse (above)

18Then he shall go out to the altar that is before YHWH and make expiation for it, and he shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat and put it on the horns of the altar all around.

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