Leviticus 16:24

“And 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.”

Leviticus 16:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 16:24, word by word

And he shall batheרָחַץrachats

wash

Wash; wash oneself, bathe.

Where else “rachats” appears
his bodyבְּשָׂרbesar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

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in waterמַּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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in a holyקָדוֹשׁkadosh

holy

Set apart for God, distinct from the common.

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placeמָקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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and put onלָבַשׁlavash

put on

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

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his garmentsבְּגָדָיbegaday

garment

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

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and come outיָצָאyatsa

go out

To go out of a place.

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and offerעָשָׂהasa

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

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his burnt offeringעֹלָתolat

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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of the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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and make expiationכִפֶּרchiper

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

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The context

23Then 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.

24 · This verse (above)

25And the fat of the sin offering he shall offer up in smoke on the altar.

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