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Leviticus 16:22

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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וְנָשָׂ֨אvenasaand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and lift up”, a completed action in a sequenceH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…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.עָלָ֛יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…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).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).עֲוֺנֹתָ֖םaonotamfaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֶ֣רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.גְּזֵרָ֑הgezerahnot inhabitedגְּזֵרָהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “not inhabited”, the ordinary formH1509a desert (as separated)not inhabited.וְשִׁלַּ֥חveshilachand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and send”, a completed action in a sequenceH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…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).הַשָּׂעִ֖ירhasairthe 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.בַּמִּדְבָּֽרbamidbarin desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land which is cut off; and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a solitary land: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the goat hath borne on him all their iniquities unto a land of separation. 'And he hath sent the goat away into the wilderness,

World English Bible

The goat shall carry all their iniquities on himself to a solitary land, and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.

Darby Translation

that the goat may bear upon him all their iniquities to a land apart [from men]; and he shall send away the goat into the wilderness.

Douay-Rheims

And when the goat hath carried all their iniquities into an uninhabited land, and shall be let go into the desert,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land which is cut off; and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the goat shall bear their unrighteousnesses upon him into a desert land; and Aaron shall send away the goat into the wilderness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ λήψεται ὁ χίμαρος ἐφʼ ἑαυτῷ τὰς ἀδικίας αὐτῶν εἰς γῆν ἄβατον· καὶ ἐξαποστελεῖ τὸν χίμαρον εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.