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one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats, one lot for Yahweh and the other lot for the scapegoat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the LORD, the other lot for the scapegoat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other for an uninhabitable place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other for azazel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for Jehovah, and the other lot for Azazel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />where I will show you which goat will be sacrificed to me and which one will be sent into the desert to the demon Azazel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for Azazel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Aaron must throw lots for the two goats. One lot will be for the LORD and the other for Azazel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There he shall draw lots, using two stones, one marked "for the LORD" and the other "for Azazel." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Aaron is to cast lots over the two male goats—one lot for the LORD and the other one for the scapegoat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and Aaron is to cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the LORD and one lot for Azazel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scape-goat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for Yahweh, and the other lot for the scapegoat. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Aaron has given lots over the two goats, one lot for YHWH and one lot for a goat of departure;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And Aaron hath given lots over the two goats, one lot for Jehovah, and one lot for a goat of departure;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Aaron gave lots upon the two he goats; one lot for Jehovah, and one lot for the goat set apart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And casting lots upon them both, one to be offered to the Lord, and the other to be the emissary goat: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And casting lots over them both, one is to be offered to the Lord, and the other is to be the emissary goat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />he shall cast lots to determine which one is for the LORD and which for Azazel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and Aaron shall cast lots on the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for Azazel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for Azazael.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Ahron shall cast lots for both kids; one lot for LORD JEHOVAH and one lot for Azazayel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats: one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for Azazel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats, one lot for the Lord, and the other for the scape-goat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/16-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=4282" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.htm">The Law of Atonement</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">After Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">casts</a> <a href="/hebrew/1486.htm" title="1486: gō·w·rā·lō·wṯ (N-mp) -- Or goral; from an unused root meaning to be rough; properly, a pebble, i.e. A lot; figuratively, a portion or destiny.">lots</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">the two</a> <a href="/hebrew/8163.htm" title="8163: haś·śə·‘î·rim (Art:: N-mp) -- Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun. Or sabir; from sa'ar; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun.">goats,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/1486.htm" title="1486: gō·w·rāl (N-ms) -- Or goral; from an unused root meaning to be rough; properly, a pebble, i.e. A lot; figuratively, a portion or destiny."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">for the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1486.htm" title="1486: wə·ḡō·w·rāl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Or goral; from an unused root meaning to be rough; properly, a pebble, i.e. A lot; figuratively, a portion or destiny."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">and the other</a> <a href="/hebrew/5799.htm" title="5799: la·‘ă·zā·zêl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Entire removal. From ez and 'azal; goat of departure; the scapegoat.">for the scapegoat,</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>he shall present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7-12</a></span><br />But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. / By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. / It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Hebrews 9:24-28</a></span><br />For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God. / Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. / Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-4</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a></span><br />Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, / and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a></span><br />God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a></span><br />God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a></span><br />The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-2.htm">1 John 2:2</a></span><br />He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-10.htm">1 John 4:10</a></span><br />And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-15.htm">Matthew 27:15-26</a></span><br />Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing. / At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas. / So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-6.htm">Mark 15:6-15</a></span><br />Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing. / And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. / So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-13.htm">Luke 23:13-25</a></span><br />Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, / and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him. / Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-14.htm">Acts 3:14</a></span><br />You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-6</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. / We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10-12</a></span><br />Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. / After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. / Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Aaron shall cast lots on the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.</p><p class="hdg">cast lots</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-55.htm">Numbers 26:55</a></b></br> Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/33-54.htm">Numbers 33:54</a></b></br> And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: <i>and</i> to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's <i>inheritance</i> shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Joshua 18:10,11</a></b></br> And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-26.htm">Azazel</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-26.htm">Aza'zel</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-40.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/exodus/28-29.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/exodus/19-1.htm">Departure</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-18.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-7.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/acts/1-26.htm">Lots</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-26.htm">Scapegoat</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-26.htm">Scape-Goat</a> <a href="/exodus/35-30.htm">Selection</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/16-17.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Azazel</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Aza'zel</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-12.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Departure</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-9.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/joshua/18-6.htm">Lots</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Scapegoat</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Scape-Goat</a> <a href="/numbers/26-56.htm">Selection</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-1.htm">how the high priest must enter into the holy place</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">The sin offering for himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">The sin offering for the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">The scapegoat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">The yearly feast of the expiations</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>After Aaron casts lots for the two goats</b><br>In the ancient Israelite context, casting lots was a common practice used to discern God's will. This method ensured that the decision was not influenced by human bias but was seen as divinely guided. The use of lots is seen elsewhere in Scripture, such as in the selection of Matthias as an apostle in <a href="/acts/1-26.htm">Acts 1:26</a>. The two goats were central to the Day of Atonement, a significant annual event for Israel, emphasizing the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement.<p><b>one for the LORD</b><br>The goat designated for the LORD was to be sacrificed as a sin offering. This act symbolized the need for blood to atone for sin, a theme that runs throughout the Old Testament sacrificial system. The shedding of blood was necessary for the forgiveness of sins, as stated in <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>. This goat represents the substitutionary atonement, pointing forward to Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate sacrifice for sin (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).<p><b>and the other for the scapegoat</b><br>The term "scapegoat" comes from the Hebrew word "Azazel," which has been interpreted in various ways, including as a reference to a wilderness demon or as a symbolic representation of the removal of sin. The scapegoat was sent into the wilderness, symbolically carrying the sins of the people away from the camp. This act illustrates the concept of expiation, where sin is not only forgiven but also removed. This foreshadows the work of Christ, who not only forgives sin but also removes it from us, as seen in <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a>, where God removes our transgressions as far as the east is from the west.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The high priest who performs the ritual of casting lots for the two goats as part of the Day of Atonement ceremony.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/two_goats.htm">Two Goats</a></b><br>Central to the ritual, one goat is designated for the LORD and the other as the scapegoat (Azazel).<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The recipient of the sacrificial goat, symbolizing atonement for the people's sins.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/scapegoat.htm">Scapegoat (Azazel)</a></b><br>The goat that is sent into the wilderness, symbolically carrying away the sins of the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/day_of_atonement.htm">Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)</a></b><br>A significant annual event in the Israelite calendar for the atonement of sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_atonement.htm">Understanding Atonement</a></b><br>The ritual of the two goats illustrates the dual aspects of atonement—sacrifice and removal of sin. This foreshadows Christ's work on the cross.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_scapegoat.htm">Symbolism of the Scapegoat</a></b><br>The scapegoat represents the complete removal of sin from the community, pointing to the comprehensive forgiveness available through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_high_priest.htm">Role of the High Priest</a></b><br>Aaron's role as the mediator between God and the people prefigures Christ's role as our eternal high priest.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty_and_human_responsibility.htm">Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility</a></b><br>The casting of lots signifies God's sovereign choice, yet it requires human obedience to carry out His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_forgiveness.htm">Living in Forgiveness</a></b><br>Just as the scapegoat carried away the sins of Israel, believers are called to live in the freedom and forgiveness that Christ provides.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_lev_16_8-10_justify_scapegoating.htm">How can Leviticus 16:8–10 justify transferring a community’s sins onto a literal goat to be set free? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_casting_lots_in_the_bible.htm">What does casting lots mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_leviticus_16_address_sin_gaps.htm">Why does Leviticus 16 not address inevitable scientific gaps in the concept of sin transference and ritual purification despite later translations or commentaries?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_randomness_oppose_divine_control.htm">How does statistical randomness contradict the idea of divine control?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">And Aaron shall cast lots.</span>--The lots consisted of two small tablets which at an earlier time were of box or ebony wood, but which during the later part of the second Temple were made of gold, and were kept in a wooden chest. On the one was engraved the words "For Jehovah," and on the other "For Azazel," the expression in the original, which is translated <span class= "ital">scapegoat </span>in the Authorised Version. The high priest, after shaking the chest, put both his hands into the urn and simultaneously took out the two tablets, one in each hand. Hereupon he put the tablet which he had in his right hand upon the goat that was standing on his right side, whilst the tablet in his left hand he put on the goat on his left side. If the tablet with the in scription "For Jehovah was in his right hand the chief priest who stood at the right of the pontiff exclaimed "Hold up thy right hand on high!" and if it happened to be in the left hand, the chief of the principal household, who stood on his left, called out to him "Hold up thy left hand." Hereupon the high priest laid the two lots on the two goats, the one in the right hand on the goat at his right, and the one in the left hand on the animal at his left, exclaiming at the same time, "To the Lord a sin offering!"<p><span class= "bld">And the other lot for the scapegoat.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and the other lot for Azazel. </span>The word, which only occurs in this chapter, probably denotes the utterly banished demon, the prince of the evil spirits, who with his legions occupies the desert regions and desolated places. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm" title="But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.">Isaiah 13:21</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm" title="The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.">Isaiah 34:14</a>; <a href="/matthew/12-43.htm" title="When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.">Matthew 12:43</a>; <a href="/luke/11-24.htm" title="When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he said, I will return to my house from where I came out.">Luke 11:24</a>; <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm" title="And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.">Revelation 18:2</a>.) As the removal or pardon of sin is often represented in the Bible by its being banished into the uttermost parts of the earth and seas (<a href="/micah/7-19.htm" title="He will turn again, he will have compassion on us; he will subdue our iniquities; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.">Micah 7:19</a>; <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm" title="As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.">Psalm 103:12</a>), nothing could be more striking or convey to the people the idea of absolute forgiveness better than this symbolical act of sending the goat laden with the sins of the congregation to the wilderness, the abode of the prince of darkness, back to the author of all sin. The rendering, <span class= "ital">scapegoat, </span>is contrary to the manifest antithesis of the verse. If the one member "For Jehovah" denotes a person, the second member "For Azazel," which forms the contrast, must, <span class= "ital">prima facie, </span>also denote a person. Besides, the translation <span class= "ital">scapegoat </span>cannot be admitted in the next verse but one, where, if adopted, it would literally be "to send the goat to the scapegoat in the wilderness" .(see <a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm" title="But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.">Leviticus 16:10</a>), or in <a href="/leviticus/16-26.htm" title="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</a>, where it is, "and he who taketh away the goat to the scapegoat." . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/16-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">After Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">casts</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַ֧ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lots</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹרָל֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·rā·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1486.htm">Strong's 1486: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lot -- a lot (for casting)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">goats,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׂעִירִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śə·‘î·rim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8163.htm">Strong's 8163: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָד֙</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the other</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the scapegoat,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲזָאזֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·zā·zêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5799.htm">Strong's 5799: </a> </span><span class="str2">Goat of departure, the scapegoat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/16-8.htm">Leviticus 16:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/16-8.htm">Leviticus 16:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/16-8.htm">Leviticus 16:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/16-8.htm">Leviticus 16:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/16-8.htm">Leviticus 16:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/16-8.htm">Leviticus 16:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/16-8.htm">Leviticus 16:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/16-8.htm">Leviticus 16:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/16-8.htm">Leviticus 16:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/16-8.htm">Leviticus 16:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/16-8.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 16:8 Aaron shall cast lots for the two (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/16-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 16:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/16-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 16:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>