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Leviticus 16:26

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

And 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.

Leviticus 16:26 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Leviticus 16:26

Theological / Devotional

He that let go the goat. This individual was not necessarily a priest. He might be any “fit man” (v. 21). A rope had been tied about the neck of the goat, and the man led the goat or prodded him with the staff he carried.

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