Leviticus 16 · Verse 26

Leviticus 16:26

And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
Leviticus 16:26, King James Version

Leviticus 16:26 in other translations

BSBThe man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
WEB“He who lets the goat go as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
ASVAnd he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
YLT‘And he who is sending away the goat for a goat of departure doth wash his garments, and hath bathed his flesh with water, and afterwards he cometh in unto the camp.
DARBYAnd he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water; and afterwards he may come into the camp.
BBEAnd the man who takes away the goat for Azazel is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and then he may come back to the tent-circle.
WebsterAnd he that let go the goat for the scape-goat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.

What does Leviticus 16:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 16:23-28

23-28. Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments--On the dismissal of the scapegoat, the high priest prepared for the important parts of the service which still remained; and for the performance of these he laid aside his plain linen clothes, and, having bathed himself in water, he assumed his pontifical dress. Thus gorgeously attired, he went to present the burnt…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 He that let go the goat - shall wash, etc. - Not only the person who led him away, but the priest who consecrated him, was reputed unclean, because the goat himself was unclean, being considered as bearing the sins of the whole congregation. On this account both the priest and the person who led him to the wilderness were obliged to wash their clothes and bathe themselves, before they could come into the camp.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 16:15-34

Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with which atonement is made; for he is all in…

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Leviticus 16:26 in the original Hebrew

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וְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַve.ham.sha.Le.achand the [one who] let goH7971
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַשָּׂעִיר֙ha.sa.'Irthe male goatH8163
לַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔לla.'a.za.Zelto [the] escape goatH5799
יְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.Beshe will washH3526
בְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.Davgarments hisH899
וְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.Chatzand he will washH7364
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.Robody hisH1320
בַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimwith <the> waterH4325
וְאַחֲרֵי\־ve.'a.cha.rei-and afterH310
כֵ֖ןkhenthusH3651
יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'he will comeH935
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה\׃Ha.ma.cha.Nehthe campH4264

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Cross references for Leviticus 16:26

  • Leviticus 16:10

    But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.

  • Hebrews 7:19

    For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

  • Numbers 19:21

    And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.

  • Leviticus 14:8

    And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.

  • Leviticus 16:28

    And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

  • Leviticus 11:25

    And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

  • Leviticus 15:27

    And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

  • Leviticus 15:5-11

    And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. …

  • Numbers 19:7-8

    Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even. And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

  • Leviticus 16:21-22

    And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

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he that.
10,21,22
wash.
28; 14:8; 15:5-11,27; Nu 19:7,8,21; Heb 7:19

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Context

  • Leviticus 16:25

    And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.

  • Leviticus 16:26

    And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.

  • Leviticus 16:27

    And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.

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Leviticus 16:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el que hubiere llevado el macho cabrío á Azazel, lavará sus vestidos, lavará también con agua su carne, y después entrará en el real.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et celui qui aura conduit le bouc pour être azazel, lavera ses vêtements, et lavera sa chair dans l’eau; et après cela il rentrera dans le camp.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und wer den Bock als Asasel fortführt, soll seine Kleider waschen und sein Fleisch im Wasser baden; und danach darf er ins Lager kommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ille vero, qui dimiserit caprum emissarium, lavabit vestimenta sua, et corpus aqua, et sic ingredietur in castra.