Leviticus 16:23

“Then Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting and take off the linen garments that he put on when he went into the Holy Place, and leave them there.”

Leviticus 16:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 16:23, word by word

Then Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

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

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shall comeבָאva

enter

To go into a place.

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the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

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

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of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

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

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and take offפָשַׁטfashat

strip

To take off clothes, or strip another.

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the linenבָּדbad

linen

Linen; white linen cloth, and garments made of it.

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garmentsבִּגְדֵיbigde

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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he put onלָבַשׁlavash

put on

To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.

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the Holy Placeקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

sanctuary

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

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and leaveהִנִּיחָhiniach

leave

To leave something where it is and not take it away; not to hinder.

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The context

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.

23 · This verse (above)

24And he shall bathe his body in water in a holy place and put on his garments, and come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make expiation for himself and for the people.

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