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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the LORD and sacrifice it for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Aaron will then present as a sin offering the goat chosen by lot for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the LORD and use it as a sin offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />he shall present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him <i>for</i> a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the LORD’s lot fell, and offer it <i>as</i> a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Aaron shall offer the goat on which the lot for the LORD fell, and make it a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then Aaron shall offer the goat on which the lot for the LORD fell, and make it a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then Aaron shall offer the goat on which the lot for the LORD fell, and make it a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Aaron shall bring near the goat on which the lot for Yahweh fell, and he shall offer it as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Aaron shall bring the goat on which the LORD’S lot fell and offer it as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he is to present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he is to present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Aaron shall present the goat upon which the lot fell for Jehovah, and offer him for a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After you offer the first goat as a sacrifice for sin, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Aaron shall present the goat upon which the lot fell for the LORD, and offer him for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Aaron must sacrifice the goat chosen by lot for the LORD as an offering for sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Aaron shall sacrifice the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and offer it as a sin offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Aaron is then to bring the male goat on which the lot fell for the LORD and offer it as a sin offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />he shall present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Aaron must then present the goat which has been designated by lot for the LORD, and he is to make it a sin offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the LORD, and offer him for a sin offering.<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 bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him for a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for Yahweh, and offer him for a sin offering. <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 brought the goat near, on which the lot for YHWH has gone up, and has made it a sin-offering.<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 brought near the goat on which the lot for Jehovah hath gone up, and hath made it a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Aaron brought the he goat which upon it came up the lot for Jehovah, and he did it for the sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That whose lot fell to be offered to the Lord, he shall offer for sin: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The one whose lot fell out to be offered to the Lord, he shall offer for sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The goat that is determined by lot for the LORD, Aaron shall present and offer up as a purification offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the LORD, and offer it as a sin offering;<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 bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell and offer it for a sin offering.<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 bring the kid upon which fell the lot of LORD JEHOVAH and he shall make it for sin.<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 present the goat upon which the lot fell for the LORD, and offer him for a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Aaron shall bring forward the goat on which the lot for the Lord fell, and shall offer him for a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/16-9.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=4288" 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">8</span>After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat, <span class="reftext">9</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.">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·hiq·rîḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">shall present</a> <a href="/hebrew/8163.htm" title="8163: haś·śā·‘îr (Art:: N-ms) -- Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun. Or sabir; from sa'ar; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun.">the goat</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">chosen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1486.htm" title="1486: hag·gō·w·rāl (Art:: N-ms) -- Or goral; from an unused root meaning to be rough; properly, a pebble, i.e. A lot; figuratively, a portion or destiny.">by lot</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/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śā·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">it as a sin offering.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement by sending it into the wilderness as the scapegoat.…<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</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a></span><br />He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a></span><br />because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-20</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-11.htm">Hebrews 13:11</a></span><br />Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.<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="/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="/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="/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="/matthew/27-50.htm">Matthew 27:50-51</a></span><br />When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit. / At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-38.htm">Mark 15:38</a></span><br />And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-45.htm">Luke 23:45</a></span><br />The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.<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 bring the goat on which the LORD's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.</p><p class="hdg">upon which</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a></b></br> Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-27.htm">Acts 4:27,28</a></b></br> For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, … </p><p class="hdg">fell [heb] went up </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/11-38.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-8.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/genesis/19-30.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-37.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-6.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-6.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-7.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-30.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-6.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-6.htm">Sin-Offering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/24-4.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-32.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-24.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Sin-Offering</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>he shall present the goat</b><br>In the context of the Day of Atonement, the high priest is instructed to present two goats before the LORD. This presentation is a formal act of dedication and consecration, signifying the offering of the animal to God. The act of presenting the goat is a solemn ritual, emphasizing the seriousness of atonement and the need for a mediator between God and the people. The high priest, acting as the mediator, foreshadows the ultimate mediator, Jesus Christ, who presents Himself as the perfect sacrifice.<p><b>chosen by lot for the LORD</b><br>The use of lots to determine which goat is for the LORD underscores the belief in divine sovereignty and guidance. Casting lots was a common practice in ancient Israel to discern God's will, as seen in other biblical instances such as the selection of Saul as king (<a href="/1_samuel/10-20.htm">1 Samuel 10:20-24</a>) and the division of the Promised Land (<a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Joshua 18:10</a>). This method removes human bias, ensuring that the choice is divinely ordained. The chosen goat represents the substitutionary atonement, a type of Christ who was chosen by God to bear the sins of humanity.<p><b>and sacrifice it as a sin offering</b><br>The sin offering is a critical component of the sacrificial system, designed to atone for unintentional sins and purify the people and the sanctuary. The sacrifice of the goat signifies the transfer of sin from the people to the animal, which then bears the penalty of death. This act prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who, as the Lamb of God, takes away the sin of the world (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>). The shedding of blood is necessary for atonement, as reiterated in <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>, highlighting the seriousness of sin and the cost of reconciliation with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel, responsible for performing the rituals of atonement.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_goat.htm">The Goat</a></b><br>One of two goats used in the Day of Atonement ritual; this goat is chosen by lot to be sacrificed as a sin offering to the LORD.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, to whom the sin offering is made.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_atonement.htm">The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)</a></b><br>An annual event in the Jewish calendar where the high priest makes atonement for the sins of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place of God among the Israelites, where the rituals were performed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_atonement.htm">The Necessity of Atonement</a></b><br>The sacrificial system underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement. It points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who atones for our sins once and for all.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_high_priest.htm">The Role of the High Priest</a></b><br>Aaron's role as high priest prefigures Christ's role as our eternal High Priest, who intercedes on our behalf before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_concept_of_substitution.htm">The Concept of Substitution</a></b><br>The goat sacrificed as a sin offering represents the principle of substitutionary atonement, where an innocent life is given for the guilty. This is fulfilled in Jesus, who took our place on the cross.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_sin.htm">God's Provision for Sin</a></b><br>The Day of Atonement illustrates God's provision for dealing with sin, highlighting His mercy and justice. Believers are called to trust in God's provision through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_holiness.htm">Living in Holiness</a></b><br>Understanding the cost of atonement should lead believers to live lives of holiness, gratitude, and obedience to God, reflecting the transformation brought by Christ's sacrifice.<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_intercession_affect_god's_reply.htm">How does atonement restore our relationship with God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_azazel_in_mythology.htm">Who or what is the figure Azazel in mythology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_blood_sustain_life.htm">Is life sustained by the presence of blood?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_lev._9_7-8_and_heb._10_4_align.htm">In Leviticus 9:7-8, how can the idea that priests make atonement for the people be squared with Hebrews 10:4, which says animal sacrifices can't truly remove sin?</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>(9) <span class= "bld">The goat upon which the Lord's lot fell.</span>--Immediately after the lots decided the destiny of the two goats they were distinguished from each other by peculiar marks. The one which was "for Jehovah had a red woollen thread tied around its neck, whilst the one <span class= "ital">"</span>for Azazel" had the scarlet thread tied on the head or on the horns.<p><span class= "bld">And offer him for a sin offering.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and shall present, </span>or <span class= "ital">appoint it for a sin offering </span>(see <a href="/leviticus/16-6.htm" title="And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.">Leviticus 16:6</a>), as the actual offering of it up took place afterwards. (See <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm" title="Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:">Leviticus 16:15</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 9, 10.</span> - These verses might be translated as follows: - <span class="accented">And Aaron shall bring in the goat upon which the lot for the Lord fell, and shall offer him for a sin offering. But the goat, upon which fell the lot for a remover of sins, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to send him away for a remover of sins into the wilderness.</span> We are justified in inserting the words, "of sins," after "a remover," because "the use of the word <span class="accented">azal</span>, from which the word rendered by 'remover' is derived, is confined in the Hebrew dialect to the single purpose or institution which is here under consideration; so that this particular word must have conveyed to the mind of a Hebrew hearer or reader this notion of a removal of <span class="accented">sins</span>, and none other" (Sir W. Martin, 'Semitic Languages'). The goat is both <span class="cmt_word">presented before the Lord,</span> and subsequently (verse 20) offered to him, the priest laying his hands upon him and making a confession of the sins of the people. After he has thus become the Lord's, how could he be given up to Satan? The purpose of his being set apart <span class="cmt_word">is to make an atonement with him</span> (not <span class="accented">for him</span>, as some commentators explain it wrongly). As atonement was made by the blood of the sacrificed goat ceremonially covering sin, so it was also made by the live goat symbolically removing sin. But the atonement in both cases has reference to God. How could an atonement be made by an offering to Satan, unless Satan, not God, was the being whose wrath was to be propitiated, and with whom reconciliation was sought? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/16-9.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">he</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹן֙</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">shall present</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְרִ֤יב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the goat</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂעִ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<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">chosen</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by lot</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּוֹרָ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w·rāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<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 the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֑ה</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 sacrifice</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשָׂ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it as a sin offering.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטָּֽאת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/16-9.htm">Leviticus 16:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/16-9.htm">Leviticus 16:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/16-9.htm">Leviticus 16:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/16-9.htm">Leviticus 16:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/16-9.htm">Leviticus 16:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/16-9.htm">Leviticus 16:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/16-9.htm">Leviticus 16:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/16-9.htm">Leviticus 16:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/16-9.htm">Leviticus 16:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/16-9.htm">Leviticus 16:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/16-9.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 16:9 Aaron shall present the goat on which (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/16-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 16:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 16:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:10" /></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>