Leviticus 16:21

“And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities of the sons of Israel and all their transgressions, for all their sins; and he shall put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is ready.”

Leviticus 16:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 16:21, word by word

And Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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shall layסָמַךְsamach

lay on

To rest a hand on an animal or person.

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bothשְׁתֵּיshete

both

The two together, both of them.

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his handsיָדָיyaday

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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the headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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of the liveחַיchay

alive

Having life, not dead.

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goatשָּׂעִירsair

male goat

An adult male goat, often offered in sacrifice.

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and confessהִתְוַדָּהhitvada

confess

To own aloud before God and others one's own sins.

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the iniquitiesעֲוֺנֹתavonot

iniquity

A serious wrong.

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of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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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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their transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיpishe

transgression

A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.

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their sinsחַטֹּאתָchatota

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

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and he shall putנָתַןnatan

put

To place something somewhere.

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and send it awayשִׁלַּחshilach

send

To send someone or something.

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into the wildernessמִּדְבָּרָmidbara

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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of a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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who is readyעִתִּיiti

appointed, ready

Ready, appointed for that moment. It appears only in Leviticus 16:21.

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Translation note

John the Immerser said of Jesus: “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29); see also Isaiah 53:6.

The context

20And when he has finished making expiation for the Holy Place and the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall present the live goat.

21 · This verse (above)

22And the goat shall carry on itself all their iniquities to a land cut off; and he shall let the goat go in the wilderness.

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