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Leviticus 16:20

And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:

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וְכִלָּה֙vekhilahand ceaseכָּלָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cease”, a completed action in a sequenceH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…מִכַּפֵּ֣רmikaperfrom appeaseכָּפַרpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “from appease”, the to-form of the verbH3722to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancelappease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁhaqodeshthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֹ֥הֶלoheltentאֹהֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.מוֹעֵ֖דmoedappointedמוֹעֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “appointed”, the ordinary formH4150properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally ayear; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand)appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn(-ity), synogogue, (set) time (appointed).וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַhamizbechathe altarמִזְבֵּחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.וְהִקְרִ֖יבvehiqrivand approachקָרַבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and approach”, a completed action in a sequenceH7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַשָּׂעִ֥ירhasairthe goatשָׂעִירdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the goat”, the ordinary formH8163shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faundevil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.הֶחָֽיhechaythe lifeחַיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat:

Young’s Literal Translation

'And he hath ceased from making atonement [for] the sanctuary, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, and hath brought near the living goat;

World English Bible

“When he has finished atoning for the Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat.

Darby Translation

And when he hath ended making atonement for the sanctuary, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the living goat;

Douay-Rheims

After he hath cleansed the sanctuary, and the tabernacle, and the altar, then let him offer the living goat:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he shall finish making atonement for the sanctuary and for the tabernacle of witness, and for the altar; and he shall make a cleansing for the priests, and he shall bring the living goat;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ συντελέσει ἐξιλασκόμενος τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ μαρτυρίου, καὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον, καὶ περὶ τῶν ἱερέων καθαριεῖ· καὶ προσάξει τὸν χίμαρον τὸν ζῶντα.