Leviticus 16:28-30

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²⁸Then he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body with water, and afterward he may come into the camp.

An Annual Atonement

²⁹“This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month (nearly October) on the tenth day of the month you shall ^[a]humble yourselves [by fasting] and not do any work, whether the native-born or the stranger who lives temporarily among you; ³⁰for it is on this day that atonement shall be made for you, to cleanse you; you will be clean from all your sins before the Lord.^(A)

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Footnotes

Leviticus 16:29 It is assumed by many that humbling oneself is a reference to fasting, but if so, there is no reason to limit the idea to that. The rabbis taught that it was forbidden to eat, drink, wash, anoint oneself (with oil for the hair), put on footwear, or have marital relations. Fasting was defined as eating less than the volume of a large date and drinking less than a mouthful of liquid.