Leviticus 16:26

“And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat, etc.] Or unto Azazel; who or what Azazel is, (see Gill on “<031610>Leviticus 16:10”) and (see Gill on “<031621>Leviticus 16:21”); for the goat and Azazel are different, not the same, nor to be confounded as they are in our version: shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water; in forty seahs of water, according to the Targum of Jonathan; so unclean was this person reckoned by what he had to do with the goat sent away by him; which, in a typical and ceremonial sense, had all the sins of the people of Israel on it: and he and his garments were defiled as soon as he could be said to be letting go; and that was, as Gersom says, as soon as he…”

“Both he who led away the goat, and he who burned the parts of the sin-offerings had to purify themselves. They who went out of the camp during a religious solemnity incurred uncleanness; hence, the need of purification. Leviticus 16:27 Shall burn in the fire - i. e., consume in the fire, not burn sacrificially. See Leviticus 1:9. return to 'Top of Page'”

“he that: Lev 16:10, Lev 16:21, Lev 16:22 wash: Lev 16:28, Lev 14:8, Lev 15:5-11, Lev 15:27; Num 19:7, Num 19:8, Num 19:21; Heb 7:19 Leviticus 16:27”

“The man who took the goat into the desert, and those who burned the two sin-offerings outside the camp (see at Lev 4:11, Lev 4:21), had also to wash their clothes and bathe their bodies before they returned to the camp, because they had been defiled by the animals laden with sin. Leviticus 16:29”