Leviticus 16:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLeviticus 16:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְסָמַ֨ךְ
çâmak
H5564
to lean
אַהֲרֹ֜ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
ידו
yâd
H3027
hand
יָדָ֗יו
yâd
H3027
hand
עַ֨ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַשָּׂעִיר֮
sâʻîyr
H8163
goat
הַחַי֒
chay
H2416
living
וְהִתְוַדָּ֣ה
yâdâh
H3034
to throw
עָלָ֗יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עֲוֺנֹת֙
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖ם
peshaʻ
H6588
transgression
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
חַטֹּאתָ֑ם
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
וְנָתַ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֹתָם֙
ʼêth
H853
-
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַשָּׂעִ֔יר
sâʻîyr
H8163
goat
וְשִׁלַּ֛ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
בְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
עִתִּ֖י
ʻittîy
H6261
ready
הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
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World English Bible Public Domain
Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put them on the head of the goat, and shall send him away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Aaron shall lay two of his hands on the head of the living goat, and he shall confess over it all the iniquity of the sons of Israel and all their rebellion, to all their sins. And he shall put them on the head of the goat, and he shall send away by the hand of a timely man to the wilderness.
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