Leviticus 16:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he comes out, and has made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְכָל־אָדָ֞ם לֹא־יִהְיֶ֣ה ׀ בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֗ד בְּבֹא֛וֹ לְכַפֵּ֥ר בַּקֹּ֖דֶשׁ עַד־צֵאת֑וֹ וְכִפֶּ֤ר בַּעֲדוֹ֙ וּבְעַ֣ד בֵּית֔וֹ וּבְעַ֖ד כָּל־קְהַ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And-all-ʾādām not-yihyeh in-ʾohel moʿed in-boʾo to-kapper in-the-qodesh until-ṣeʾto and-he-kipper for-himself and-for beto and-for all-qehal yiśrāʾel.

Grammar Details

• *ʾādām*: masculine singular noun - man/person/humankind
• *yihyeh*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be
• *ʾohel moʿed*: construct chain - tent of meeting/appointed time
• *boʾo*: qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his entering
• *kapper*: piel infinitive construct - to make atonement/purify
• *qodesh*: common noun, masculine singular - holiness/sanctuary/holy place
• *ṣeʾto*: qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his going out
• *kipper*: piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - make atonement/purify/cover
• *beto*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house/household
• *qehal yiśrāʾel*: construct chain - assembly/congregation of Israel

Word Meanings

• *ʾādām*: man/person/human being
• *qodesh*: sanctuary/holy place/holiness
• *kipper*: make atonement/purify/cover/wipe away/pacify
• *beto*: his house/household/family

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household, and the whole assembly of Israel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there shall be no man in the tabernac of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goeth in to make atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And there shalbe no bodye in the tabernacle of witnesse, when he goeth in to make an attonement in the holy place, vntyll he come out agayne. And he shall make an attonement for him selfe and for his housholde, ad for all the multitude of Israel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  No man shalbe in the Tabernacle of witnesse, whan he goeth in to make an attonement in the Sactuary, vntyll he go out: and so shall he make an attonement for him self and his house, and for the whole congregacion of Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there shalbe no man in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, when he goeth in to make an atonement in the Holy place, vntill hee come out, and haue made an atonement for himselfe, and for his housholde, and for all the Congregation of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And let there be no body in the tabernacle of the cogregation when he goeth in to make an attonement in the holy place, vntyll he come out, and haue made an attonement for hym selfe, and for his housholde, and for all the congregation of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy [place], until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There shall be no one in the Tent of Meeting when he enters to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, and has made atonement for himself and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And no man is in the tent of meeting in his going in to make atonement in the sanctuary, till his coming out; and he hath made atonement for himself, and for his house, and for all the assembly of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goeth in to make atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goeth in to make atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And no man may be in the Tent of meeting from the time when Aaron goes in to take away sin in the holy place till he comes out, having made himself and his house and all the people of Israel free from sin.

• World English Bible (2000)

  No one shall be in the Tent of Meeting when he enters to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, and has made atonement for himself and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Nobody is to be in the Meeting Tent when he enters to make atonement in the holy place until he goes out, and he has made atonement on his behalf, on behalf of his household, and on behalf of the whole assembly of Israel.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 1:10 : 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the time of incense.
• Acts 4:12 : 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
• 1 Tim 2:5 : 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, the man Christ Jesus;
• Heb 1:3 : 3 Who being the brightness of His glory, and the exact image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
• Heb 9:7 : 7 But into the second the high priest went alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the errors of the people:
• 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit;
• Exod 34:3 : 3 No one shall come up with you, nor let anyone be seen throughout all the mountain; neither let the flocks nor herds graze in front of that mountain.
• Lev 16:10-11 : 10 But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement upon it, and to let it go as a scapegoat into the wilderness. 11 And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bull of the sin offering which is for himself:
• Isa 53:6 : 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
• Dan 9:24 : 24 Seventy weeks are determined upon your people and upon your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.