Leviticus 16:28

28 The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.

Leviticus 16:28 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
English Standard Version (ESV)
28 And he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.
New Living Translation (NLT)
28 The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water before returning to the camp.
The Message Bible (MSG)
28 The man assigned to burn them up will then wash his clothes and bathe himself in water. Then he is free to come back into the camp.
American Standard Version (ASV)
28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
28 Whoever burns them must wash his clothes and his body. Then he may return to the camp.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
28 The one who burns them is to wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterwards he may reenter the camp.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
28 "The man who burns them must wash his clothes. He must take a bath. After that, he can come back into the camp.

Leviticus 16:28 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 16:28

And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe
his flesh in water
In forty seahs of water, as the Targum of Jonathan; that is, everyone of those that burnt them, as Aben Ezra observes; for these being sin offerings, and had a connection with the sins of men, for whom they were offered, the persons concerned in the carrying and burning of them were equally defiled, and needed washing, as the man that led and let go the goat into the wilderness: and afterwards he shall come into the camp;
and have the liberty of conversation with men in civil and religious things, but not till evening; so long he was defiled; and according to the Misnah F21 from the time they got without the walls of the court; and after washing and bathing, and when the evening was come, they were clean; and might go where they pleased.


FOOTNOTES:

F21 Misn. Yoma, c. 6. sect. 7.

Leviticus 16:28 In-Context

26 “The man who releases the goat as a scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.
27 The bull and the goat for the sin offerings, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; their hides, flesh and intestines are to be burned up.
28 The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.
29 “This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves and not do any work—whether native-born or a foreigner residing among you—
30 because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the LORD, you will be clean from all your sins.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Numbers 19:8,10
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