Leviticus 16:23

The Concluding Rituals

16:23 “Aaron must then enter ¹  the Meeting Tent and take off the linen garments which he had put on when he entered the sanctuary, and leave them there.

Leviticus 21:6

21:6 “‘They must be holy to their God, and they must not profane ²  the name of their God, because they are the ones who present the Lord’s gifts, ³  the food of their God. Therefore they must be holy. ⁴ 

[16:23]  ¹ tn Heb “And Aaron shall enter.”

[21:6]  ² sn Regarding “profane,” see the note on Lev 10:10 above.

[21:6]  ³ sn Regarding the Hebrew term for “gifts,” see the note on Lev 1:9 above (cf. also 3:11 and 16 in combination with the word for “food” that follows in the next phrase here).

[21:6]  ⁴ tc Smr and all early versions have the plural adjective “holy” rather than the MT singular noun “holiness.”