Verse Lens · Context pointer
Leviticus 16:26 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 26. 26And 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.
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Role in This Section
This verse restores the goat handler to camp after washing clothes and body.
Read It With
- Leviticus 16:23-28
Place Leviticus 16:26 inside 16:23-28. This verse restores the goat handler to camp after washing clothes and body. Its surrounding procedure or case makes the larger point: Aaron removes linen clothing, bathes, resumes priestly dress, offers burnt offerings and fat, and the goat handler and carcass burner wash before reentry.
Why It Needs Context
Leviticus 16:23-28 must remain the teaching frame because this verse restores the goat handler to camp after washing clothes and body without completing the unit's reasoning.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Leviticus 16:23-28 — Aaron closes the rites and handlers wash before returnSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Leviticus 16:23-28, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, ritual and legal vocabulary, names, clause relationships, KJV language controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 16:23-28
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